@Y0llo (X)
https://x.com/Y0llo
✓ Verified by GACS · gacs.app/scam/y0llo-x-f55bfe
Composite score from 6 signals below.
- In GACS scam database+40
- On active blacklist+30
- Critical severity+15
- 115 community reports+15
- Active 106+ days+5
- Confirmed by social_scan+5
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- Listed on the GACS active blacklist (multi-source confirmed).
- Severity classified as CRITICAL based on harm pattern.
- 115 independent user reports on file.
- Cross-referenced against external feed: social_scan.
- Tactic category: social.
Case summary
Yellow flags: No recent top-level posts despite a large follower count, which can indicate an inactive or repurposed account.; The profile picture is very generic and lacks distinct features, which can sometimes be seen in scam/bot accounts.; The profile claims to 'deploy memecoins and bond them', which can be associated with pump-and-dump schemes or other dubious crypto practices.. Deep scan of @Y0llo on x. Posts analyzed by AI. 0 community scam reports found. Risk 50/100.
Originally published on GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety. Verify the latest status of this report at https://gacs.app/scam/y0llo-x-f55bfe. Browse the full public scam registry, see live scam alerts, or report a scam. © GACS · Licensed CC BY 4.0 with attribution to gacs.app.
Indicators observed
- No recent top-level posts despite a large follower count, which can indicate an inactive or repurposed account
- The profile picture is very generic and lacks distinct features, which can sometimes be seen in scam/bot accounts
- The profile claims to 'deploy memecoins and bond them', which can be associated with pump-and-dump schemes or other dubious crypto practices
Investigation log
- 6/9/2026Caution · risk 25/100
Handle is one character away from a known blacklisted scam: @Y0llo (X). Typo-squatting is the #1 impersonation tactic — double-check the spelling matches the real account
Pattern: Exchange / brand impersonation
The operator registers a handle that wraps a real brand name in an extra word — support, giveaway, recovery, airdrop, official — so it looks like a department of the company. Victims searching for help find the fake account before the real one, and the conversation moves straight to direct messages where there is no moderation and no record.
- The genuine account never bolts words like "official", "support" or "airdrop" onto its handle
- Account is far younger than the brand it claims to represent
- First move is always to take you into a private chat
- Asks for a seed phrase, a screen-share, or a "verification" transfer
Sources and method
- GACS social scanner
Our scanner reads the public profile and recent posts, scores the behavioural signals, and re-checks the account on a schedule so a listing reflects current behaviour, not a single moment.
- Primary observation
The page or profile this listing was created from.
- 115 community reports
Independent submissions from people who ran into this. Reports are matched on the identifier, not the name, so renaming does not reset the count.
First observed 6/9/2026, re-checked 1 time since. Each re-check re-reads the live profile or page rather than trusting the earlier verdict. If you believe this listing is wrong, you can appeal it and we will re-check the evidence.
Identifiers flagged
- Websitehttps://x.com/Y0llo
- Also known asY0llo · @Y0llo
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Case study
@Y0llo (X): what the reports show and how the scam works
Compiled from GACS registry data and community reports. Reviewed by Nicholas Alexander (RSE, SO, PMP) and the GACS Research Team · Published 9/17/2026
How this scam works
Social-account fraud: the account copies a real person or brand, builds credibility with followers and replies, then moves targets into direct messages where the ask is made.
What the reports say
115 reports submitted to GACS are attached to this entry. The GACS social scanner reviewed this account and rated it high risk. Weaker signals the scan also noted: No recent top-level posts despite a large follower count, which can indicate an inactive or repurposed account.; The profile picture is very generic and lacks distinct features, which can sometimes be seen in scam/bot accounts.; The profile claims to 'deploy memecoins and bond them', which can be associated with pump-and-dump scheme… Reporter identities are never published.
Timeline and infrastructure
GACS first recorded this entry on June 9, 2026. The most recent report or check was on June 11, 2026.
Red flags in this case
- A handle that is one character off the real one, or reuses a verified person's name and photo.
- The conversation is moved to WhatsApp, Telegram or DM almost immediately.
- Replies and followers that are mostly other new accounts posting the same praise.
- The same operation has appeared under 2 different names, which is how it survives takedowns.
What to do if you were caught by this
- Contact your bank or card issuer straight away and ask them to stop, recall or charge back the payment.
- Keep every message, receipt, screenshot and address before you block anyone — this is the evidence any investigation needs.
- Report it to your national fraud authority. In the United States that is the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov.
- Ignore anyone who contacts you offering to recover the money for a fee. Recovery fraud is the standard follow-up to this pattern.
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GACS. (2026). @Y0llo (X) — GACS scam report. GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://gacs.app/scam/y0llo-x-f55bfe
- MLA
"@Y0llo (X) — GACS scam report." GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety, GACS, 2026, https://gacs.app/scam/y0llo-x-f55bfe. Accessed September 23, 2026.
- Chicago
GACS. "@Y0llo (X) — GACS scam report." GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety. Accessed September 23, 2026. https://gacs.app/scam/y0llo-x-f55bfe.
- BibTeX
@misc{gacs_scam_y0llo_x_f55bfe, author = {GACS}, title = {@Y0llo (X) — GACS scam report}, howpublished = {GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety}, year = {2026}, note = {Accessed: September 23, 2026}, url = {https://gacs.app/scam/y0llo-x-f55bfe} }
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- UK Action Fraud
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