topic Re: Spam in chat? in Ask a Question

Spam in chat?

Marcia — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:54:55 GMT

I got this message in spam this am. It's fake, right? If so I'll block it. 😬

Re: Spam in chat?

Jadendreamer13 — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:03:32 GMT

I think that we had to legitimately verify our accounts about a year or so ago. Folks thought that might be spam at the time, but a moderator came in to say the request was legit.

I’d wait for a moderator to chime in and tell everyone if this new request is spam or not.

Maybe they want reverification to weed out all those spam accounts that have popping up like crazy.

Re: Spam in chat?

newradiance — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:04:12 GMT

I got one saying I was banned from Zazzle with a spammy looking link where I had to verify myself or lose my account. Looks like a block is in order for sure.

Re: Spam in chat?

Marcia — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:17:36 GMT

Thanks @Jadendreamer13 & @newradiance . This doesn't have the official Zazzle badge so to me It looks off. I'll wait til a moderator chimes in then. The link to verify looks sus as well.

Re: Spam in chat?

LauraLee — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:29:38 GMT

I can tell you right now, that it all looks sketchy to me. Why would Zazzle do this? The info changes all the time, and they can't keep that current. Btw, this is after I clicked on the verif-zazzle.com, and I had a pop up chat box with it. So, I kept chatting away with it, saying I'm not giving you this until I find out that this is legit either through the forums or a direct email to my email (that they would have). Plus, I said said, there's no notifications anywhere from Zazzle that this was happening. I sure hope that no one falls for this, as it really does sound fishy to me.

Re: Spam in chat?

kgaspar — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:30:36 GMT

Got a spammy looking email too, without the badge, saying I was banned and had to verify my account. Out of curiosity, I checked the link which asked for my credit card details and nothing else. I exited it without providing anything and blocked and reported it

Re: Spam in chat?

kills — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:30:59 GMT

i got one as well

Re: Spam in chat?

LauraLee — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:38:13 GMT

This is the URL to the Zazzle Verification: https://zazzle.id765228.click/oTeeElyIiqTNIN1J# . It's live, but it does not look right at all. So, do NOT copy/paste the link if it's bad.

Yeah, this is actually from an Independent Creator with 2 stores. And that sounds to me like they may have gotten hacked.

Re: Spam in chat?

Jadendreamer13 — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:40:27 GMT

I didn’t receive one, but there are several posts about this.

One poster clicked the link. It’s definitely spam.

Re: Spam in chat?

Sara_H — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:44:38 GMT

It's a scam - Please do not click any links in messages

Re: Spam in chat?

Marcia — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:22:23 GMT

Thanks so much everyone for your responses! Blocking & reporting now.

Re: Spam in chat?

Marcia — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:24:58 GMT

Looks like it's already been deleted by Zazzle! 😊

Re: Spam in chat?

ColsCreations — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:28:08 GMT

11-12-2025 10:54 AM Spam in chat?

11-12-2025 11:29 AM If this verification message legit or a scam?

11-12-2025 11:55 AM Be careful scammers are sending messages on Zazzle Chat!

11-12-2025 12:09 PM Suspended???

Rounding up the threads on this while there are still only four of them in case the Mod wants to make them all one.

Re: Spam in chat?

Heather — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:34:34 GMT

Hi Creators - Our team is aware of the situation and is actively investigating. Please continue to report and block any suspicious accounts and refer to this help article for guidance on handling spam: https://www.zazzle.com/hc/article/how_to_deal_with_chat_spam_on_zazzle_a_comprehensive_guide_for_creators-19849126955927
Please note that Zazzle will always contact you directly (outside of chat) if there’s ever an issue with your account.

Re: Spam in chat?

comixjunky — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:40:54 GMT

verif-zazzle.com is vary obviously NOT Zazzle.

Re: Spam in chat?

comixjunky — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:57:53 GMT

Sub-domains are branched off the main domain by a period: . NOT a hyphen.

community.zazzle.com is a legit part of Zazzle. A hyphenated name like verif-zazzle.com is a whole other domain. could be owned by anybody, probably a scammer. Even I could register bogus-zazzle.com or real-zazzle.com or even no-lie-this-really-is-zazzle.com. So beware of hyphens in domain names.