r/phishing is a subreddit with 38k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses phishing, scam, email, google, and robinhood, and they frequently recommend/review 2fa app and antivirus.
Phishing - Questions about Phishing scams, reporting Phishing, and general discussion.
Popular Themes in r/phishing
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Is this real and what do I do if it is??? This is urgent please I’m scared"
45 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I don't know if this is the right area to post this but I'm so confused!"
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Captcha phishing/scam solution"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/phishing
#1
Phishing
: "ReCaptcha Phishing from an eCommerce site"
21 posts
#2
Scam
: "Explicit Instagram Scam for £200"
19 posts
#3
: "Scam Emails to my work Email"
9 posts
#4
4 posts
#5
Robinhood
: "2 Texts from robin hood from different numbers."
4 posts
#6
Spam
: "Scammer not only Spams but publicizes email addresses"
3 posts
#7
Security
: "How to secure my account?"
3 posts
#8
Captcha
: "ReCaptcha phishing from an eCommerce site"
2 posts
#9
Legit
2 posts
#10
Account
: "How to secure my Account?"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/phishing
Flair Used in r/phishing
#1
GMail
: "Random Moonshot Verification In Email"
27 posts
#2
Hotmail
: "One time code - missing the “if this wasn’t you” text though?"
6 posts
#3
Facebook
: "Email from Instagram asking me to verify my password."
4 posts
#4
Twitter
: "I accidentally clicked a suspicious looking link"
1 post
Member Growth in r/phishing
Yearly
+12k members(44.3%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026