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marsothy @splatatouille [1/24] !IMPORTANT DISCORD USERS PLEASE READ FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY!!!!!! there's a scam going around on Discord that's dangerous and genuinely convincing to some! i unfortunately fell victim to it, and once i realized what was going on, it was too late. [more info in thread] Discord

mossy @mossyquartzYT IMPORTANT SCAM PSA There's a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! Beware of this old man asking you to enter the manhole. If you see him, don't follow him!! RT to spread awareness! (more info in thread)

brynn! #HUOHUONATION @meowimbrynn ! IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ! Theres a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If you see a box with cheese in the middle of it, DONT GO FOR THE CHEESE! (more info in thread 6:00 AM Apr 6, 2024 ПАС

bea @SILENTPRINCESS IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ! Theres a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If you see an off-looking Princess Zelda lurking around, DON'T GO AFTER HER! (more info in thread 3:10 PM Apr 6, 2024

Drakenier Tweets @DrakeNierTweets !IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ! Theres a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If Lucy asks you to kick the football, DON'T KICK IT! (more info in thread) W A 5:27 PM Apr 6, 2024 ही लगा L VI

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⚠️ IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ⚠️ refers to a series of parody tweets in which a user appears as though they are going to warn people about a viral scam, only to reveal the "scam" to be something humorous. The phrasal template, appearing online in April 2024, usually involves a joke or complaint about a pop culture reference with a setup similar to other bait-and-switch humor.

Origin

On April 5th, 2024 Twitter user @splatatouille^[6] posted a 25-tweet long thread outlining a scam they fell victim to. Through the thread, since deleted, the user outlined how they had been scammed out of money, though many on the app felt the scam was obvious and @splatatouille should not have fallen for it.

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On April 5th, 2024, Twitter / X user @ghostopal_^[1] posted an "Important Scam PSA" parody, though the text of their "PSA" ended up describing the Looney Toons Painted Tunnel on a Wall Gag, gaining over 10,000 retweets and 68,000 likes in five days (shown below).

ghostopal COMMS OPEN @ghostopal ! IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ! Theres a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If you see a tunnel that looks like the image on the left, DON'T RUN INTO IT! (more info in thread ) ...

⚠️ IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ⚠️
Theres a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If you see a tunnel that looks like the image on the left,
DON'T RUN INTO IT!
(more info in thread)

Over the following several days, Twitter users posted "IMPORTANT SCAM PSA" parodies with various jokes. On April 6th, 2024, Twitter user @spacebruce^[2] posted a parody referencing Puella Magi Madoka Magica, gaining over 3,500 retweets and 11,000 likes in four days (shown below, left).

On April 7th, user @MonkeyNess^[3] posted the joke with an Earthbound reference, gaining over 170 retweets and 380 likes in three days (shown below, right).

Space Bruce @spacebruce !IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ! ... There's a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If this weird cat approaches you and asks you to become a magical girl, don't do it dawg (more info in thread ) • 5:34 PM Apr 6, 2024

MonkeyNess @MonkeyNess IMPORTANT SCAM PSA There is a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! It can be very dangerous. (more info in thread ) alk to Goods SI Equip •You're actually willing to her alk to finance the project? Goods ⚫Oh goody! Would it be okay PSI Equip get $200 to buy materials Check Statu ▸Yes No Check Statu • Yes No 12:37 PM Apr 7, 2024 $1427ºº

Other popular examples include an April 7th tweet by @MBTYuGiOh^[4] with a Yu-Gi-Oh reference, gaining over 240 retweets and 1,900 likes in three days (shown below, left) and the same day, user @KrisSkulls^[5] posted an example with a van reading "free candy," gaining over 1,000 retweets and 7,500 likes in the same time frame (shown below, right).

MBT @MBTYuGiOh !IMPORTANT SCAM PSA There's a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If you're comboing and an opponent says "go off, I don't have anything," then BE CAREFUL! Last night this happened to me, and five summons la- (more info in thread ) ...

Kris ... @KrisSkulls IMPORTANT SCAM PSA Theres a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If you see a van that says "free candy" and the driver wants you to get in, DONT ENTER THE TRUCK! (more info in thread • 1:11 PM Apr 7, 2024 FREE CANDY Artson 3526 O

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Master Mango @k1ng_mango IMPORTANT SCAM PSA ! There's a new scam going around that's not very obvious and can be easy to fall for! If this Pokémon approaches you and offers you mochi, DON'T ACCEPT IT! (more info in thread )

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External References

^[1] Twitter – ghostopal_

^[2] Twitter – spacebruce

^[3] Twitter – MonkeyNess

^[4] Twitter – MBTYuGiOh

^[5] Twitter – KrisSkulls

^[6] Twitter – splatatouille

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