Server security · Checked October 12, 2026

Help your members spot scams

The scams that hit Discord communities, and simple advice you can paste into your rules or a pinned message.

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1. 1. Teach three rules

   Don’t scan QR codes that promise prizes. Don’t log in through links you were sent; go to discord.com yourself. Discord staff never DM you for support. CISA sums it up as “resist, verify, delete”.

2. 2. Watch for pressure

   Scams push urgency or emotion: “your account will be banned”, “last chance”, “I reported you by accident”. CISA notes that bad spelling is no longer a reliable sign, because AI writes polished messages.

3. 3. Check through a channel you trust

   The FTC’s advice: if a message claims to be from someone you know, contact them a way you already trust, not through the message.

4. 4. If someone was caught out

   Change the password everywhere it was reused, turn on 2FA (or passkeys where possible) and, if money was lost, contact the bank. UK members can follow NCSC’s steps; US members can report to ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

5. 5. Report it

   Use Report Message on the scam message itself; Discord’s Community Guidelines ban phishing and malware.

6. 6. Let Kipp catch the links

   Kipp’s Auto Mod removes scam and disguised links and harmful files on the first message, and every scam link it confirms is blocked in every server that uses Kipp.

   Dashboard: Auto Mod · Kipp guide