Message in my ibox has a scam warning?

"In case any user asks you to send money to them, or asks for sensitive information such as your address or password, please use extreme caution. Be very careful of the amount of trust you put in someone you met online, as scams and other malicious activities are very common online. If you suspect that this user is trying to scam you, please report this message immediately, by pressing Report at the bottom of this message."

Is this random or does this mean a user is suspected of scamming someone?

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alicewhite

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HootyTheNightOwl

Sure... it means that you used a word that triggered the filter - happens to me a lot when i mention "suicide" in inbox messages.

AlphaEliza · 18-21, F

@HootyTheNightOwl "Hello. Like to chat where are you from?" Guess asking a person for there general location sets it off as well. I didn't send it so idk.

HootyTheNightOwl

@AlphaEliza Yes, general location can trigger it...

curiosi · 61-69, F

Very random, I have a friend on here that I chatted with extensively on EP got that same warning. If I had not known this user so well I would have been freaked.

AlphaEliza · 18-21, F

@curiosi Weird, I never got it here until now and def not on EP and I've been here for years :/

curiosi · 61-69, F

@AlphaEliza It's something that only happens on here. I have gotten lots of them for the most innocent convo's. In the same way I got a "mildly adult" rating on one of my stories. It was a story about dogs which said that Helen Keller had a dog named "Stubby".

SW-User

Words and phrases trigger it. In the same fashion that if you type "suicide" in a message it will trigger a warning that has a prevention hotline.

NeuroticByNature · 41-45, F

Usually certain words trigger this warning.

stound

I dunno, it's an interesting occurance.

Rambler · 61-69, M

Triggered by word or phrase. Also good advice.

DDonde · 31-35, M

I think it scans message content for stuff and gives you warnings accordingly.

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