Is the emoji chain message a scam?

Hey guys, I don’t know if anyone else got the “send this to 12 people, and you will find 120 emojis you can use”, but can someone tell me if it is a scam or not. Thanks ☺️

Posted on Feb 1, 2026 9:34 PM

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Niel

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Feb 1, 2026 9:41 PM in response to KaitlynRIlovedisney

Yes, it is. All the regular emojis are already in the Unicode system, and all the ones available through similar Apple-specific technologies are ones you can create yourself.

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Feb 1, 2026 9:43 PM in response to Niel

Thank you very much!

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