What is scammer slammer?
Summary
ScammerSlammer is an anti-phishing Discord bot developed by Phish Takedown that helps protect crypto and community servers by automatically identifying and banning known scammers. This article explains how it works and what makes it different from other moderation bots.
Overview
Crypto scams and phishing attacks are a massive issue on Discord. Scammers frequently move between servers, changing usernames and profile pictures to avoid detection. Traditionally, moderators must manually report and ban them one server at a time — a time-consuming process that lets scammers continue spreading.
ScammerSlammer solves this problem by linking communities together under one global ban network. Once a scammer is caught in one server, the bot automatically propagates the ban across every other server that uses ScammerSlammer.
Core Features
- Global Ban System: A single confirmed ban removes the scammer from all participating servers.
- Auto Detection: The bot uses pattern and hash-based detection to identify known scam avatars or names.
- Community Reporting: Users and moderators can submit reports via the
/reportcommand. - Manual Review: Every user added to the global database is reviewed by our moderation team before propagation.
- Transparency and Reversibility: False positives can be reversed quickly using
/unglobalban.
How It Works Internally
When ScammerSlammer detects or is instructed to ban a scammer:
- It records their Discord ID, username, discriminator, and avatar hash in the global database.
- When that same user joins any other server containing the bot, it checks the database.
- If a match is found, the bot automatically issues a ban command in that server.
- Moderators can also trigger this process manually with
/globalban. - If a mistake occurs,
/unglobalbanremoves the entry from the database.
Example Workflow
- A scammer posts fake crypto links in Server A.
- The user gets flagged and automatically banned.
- ScammerSlammer stores their data and confirms the global ban.
- That same user joins Server B — the bot instantly bans them.
- If a moderator in Server C finds a false positive, they can
/unglobalbanthat user globally.
Why This Matters
ScammerSlammer dramatically reduces the time between detection and removal. Instead of hundreds of moderators repeating work across servers, the system allows the community to collaborate securely.
Learn more at Phish Takedown.
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