Scam images
Stops the scam pictures hacked accounts post in server after server: fake giveaways, 'MrBeast is giving away…', crypto and gift card scams.
Turning it on
,antiscam on ,antiscam alerts #mod-log @Moderators
It's off until you turn it on. All the commands need Manage Server, and everything is also on the dashboard under Security. The bot needs Manage Messages, plus whatever the action needs (Moderate Members for a timeout, Kick Members, Ban Members, or Manage Roles for a jail).
What it catches
- Known scam images. Every image a member posts is compared with a shared list of scam images. Copies that were resized or recompressed still match.
- The same image in 3 channels within a minute. That's how hacked accounts post, so it catches new scams that aren't on the list yet. Every copy is deleted, not just the last one.
Only images are checked; text messages aren't affected. The bot looks at a small thumbnail of each image (up to 4 per message) and keeps no pictures, only a short fingerprint of known scams.
What happens
,antiscam action ban ,antiscam action timeout 7d
| Action | Does |
|---|---|
timeout | Deletes the message and times them out, 14 days unless you give a length (30 minutes to 28 days). The default. |
jail | Deletes the message and jails them, until unjailed unless you give a length. |
kick | Deletes the message and kicks them. |
ban | Deletes the message and bans them. |
delete | Only deletes the message. |
alert | Deletes the message and posts an alert, nothing more (needs an alert channel). |
Timeouts, jails, kicks and bans are logged as cases like any punishment, and the member gets the usual message from the bot, which tells them their account may be hacked and to change their password and turn on two-factor authentication. Administrators are never checked; add other roles with ,antiscam exempt.
Reporting a new scam
Reply to a scam message with ,antiscam report (Manage Messages). Reports, and images the bot catches in 3 channels, are reviewed before they join the shared list, so nobody can get a harmless picture blocked. Once one is added, every server with scam blocking on catches it.
Common problems
- A scam got through: if it was posted once, it isn't on the list yet. Report it.
- They weren't punished: the bot needs the action's permission and a role above theirs; the alert says when it couldn't.
- Nothing happens for someone: check they don't have an exempt role, and that they aren't an administrator.