Most popular Discord Scams
Most popular scams in Discord what we found
Here is some of them and how to avoid them. We will update this once new method found.
💸 1. Free Nitro scams
- Scammers send you a DM or mention you in a server, offering “Free Discord Nitro” with a suspicious link.
They often use:
- Fake giveaway bots
- Screenshots of “legit” giveaways
- Impersonation of friends or admins
👉 How to avoid: Never click suspicious links or enter credentials on random sites. Official giveaways will never ask for your password.
🐼 2. Fake game or Steam key scams
You get a message like:
- “Hey, I accidentally bought this game twice, here’s a spare key!”
- “Test my game beta, here’s early access!”
Link leads to a phishing site or malware.
👉 How to avoid: Ignore “too good to be true” offers from strangers.
👥 3. Fake friend or admin impersonation
Scammer pretends to be:
- Your friend (with same name + profile pic)
- A server admin or mod or game
They may say:
- “You broke server rules, click here to appeal”
- “You won a prize, claim it here”
👉 How to avoid: Double-check usernames and mutual servers. Real admins won’t threaten bans via DMs.
🏆 4. Giveaway & raffle scams
- You’re tagged in a “big server giveaway” with suspicious links.
- Scammer asks you to connect your Discord or crypto wallet to “claim rewards.”
👉 How to avoid: Verify giveaways only in official channels. Never connect wallets to random sites.
💻 5. QR code / token theft
- Scammer sends a QR code and says, “scan this for free Nitro” or “vote for me in a contest.”
- The QR code steals your Discord login token.
👉 How to avoid: Never scan random QR codes in Discord DMs.
📩 6. Job offers or paid commissions scam
- You’re offered a commission, partnership, or mod/admin role.
- They send a file or link with malware.
👉 How to avoid: Be suspicious of random job offers. Scan all files before opening.
💰 7. Crypto / investment scams
- You’re invited to “investment servers” promising guaranteed crypto profits.
- May also promote pump-and-dump schemes.
👉 How to avoid: Stay away from investment schemes on Discord. They are rarely legit.
📂 8. Malicious files or links
- Files sent via DMs (usually as .exe, .scr, or disguised as images).
- Clicking can install malware, RATs (remote access trojans), or steal browser passwords.
👉 How to avoid: Never open suspicious files from strangers.
📩 9. Scam “One-channel, one-button” server trap and 🔞18+ adult servers
1) You join a server, often through an invite link in DMs, on social media, or from shady sites.
2) When you enter, you see only:
- One visible channel (often named like #verify-here, #access, #entry, or #giveaway-claim).
- One message, usually from a bot or fake admin, with a button like:
- Verify here
- Get access
- Unlock server
- Claim Nitro / Giveaway
3) Clicking the button runs a Discord OAuth exploit or triggers malicious actions via webhooks, self-bots, or permissions that you unknowingly authorize.
Result:
- Your account token may get stolen.
- Your account may be used to spam others.
- You may lose access if the attacker changes your email/password.
- If you have admin rights in other servers, the attacker may also try to compromise those communities.
👉 How to stay safe:
- Never press buttons or authorize bots in unknown servers.
- Check the server setup: legit servers have multiple channels, roles, and a public history.
- Watch for suspicious bots asking for OAuth permissions like Manage Server or Administrator.
- Enable 2FA on your account.
- Leave the server immediately if it looks suspicious.
⚠ Additional tips:
✅ Enable 2FA (two-factor authentication) on your account.
✅ Only accept DMs from friends.
✅ Report and block suspicious users.
✅ Check server verification levels before engaging.
Conclusions
There are already quite a few fraudulent methods, and they are often replenished with new ones, unfortunately. 😢
- Take care of yourself and stay safe 🏆
- Don't let scammers trick you and steal your data through discord. 💪
If you know or found some new scam method we didn't mention then please let us know and we add it here together with you, so everyone will be safe!
