Even if you don’t click any of their links, it's best to simply block and report them to us, rather than engage further. The above tactics are some of the ways that scammers may attempt to socially-engineer you into giving up your information. If you ever use QR Code Login to sign in to Discord, make sure you’re using the desktop app, or if you’re on the web app, that your URL bar says “” exactly as it's written. Do NOT scan any QR codes from people you don’t know or those you can’t verify as legitimate. One of the oldest scams is the temptation of “free Nitro.” While we can’t discount people who may be truly full of generosity and believe in gifting Nitro, getting a random DM from a stranger claiming to have chosen *you* for a Nitro giveaway is incredibly sus, and most likely a scam.ĭiscord will never ask you to scan a QR code in order to redeem a Nitro code.
