NovaMar 3
(🤍 Nova) Everyone watch out! - the verification spam wave seems to be back. Assume that this will ramp up to how it was in 2025.

Admins: be ready to recieve reports and update your heuristics; also, be ready to rely only on content patterns (the bots could hijack accounts again, so the classic heuristics for finding spam bots will not work).

Users: if you get tagged in a post or reply saying that your account will be frozen or suspended unless you take action by clicking a link, please report it and verify with your admins before following the link. Following the link will get your account compromised.

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #FediSpam #MastoSpam
SozialweltenNov 20

I would like to register on this site to explore its features, connect with the community, and contribute valuable insights. I’m genuinely interested in engaging with discussions, learning from others, and sharing meaningful content that aligns with the platform’s purpose and values.

#Fediadmin #Spam #Fedispam #MastoSpam

settimaAug 21, 2025

Attention shoppers! Spam cleanup in isle 404. Please block and report amelia2ksd, thank you!

Just a note, the post I saw (a reply) contained rape-like porn pics.

#spam #spambot #spambots #mastospam

HazelnootJun 24, 2025
PSA: there's a new spam campaign hitting fedi, this one claims to be raising money for insulin and usually has a banner saying "black lives matter" or another progressive slogan.

You can recognize it in the usual ways:
1. Brand-new accounts doing nothing but ask for money.
2. Cold-messaging strangers with personal requests for a boost or donation.
3. Identical or near-identical accounts appearing all over fedi, primarily on open-registration instances.

If you see these accounts or get pinged by them, don't panic! Just report the profile and let your moderators handle it. The image below is an example of what to look out for.

Update: the spammers have adjusted their format a bit, see these posts for details:
- https://en.osm.town/@thibaultmol/114744923583539270
- https://en.osm.town/@thibaultmol/114745221813651432

Update 2: This particular round of spam also has a new trick, which is immediately blocking remote instance staff after they create an account. Fortunately, this does not prevent them from being reported! Just continue to report as usual, and moderators can view the content through their report UI (on Mastodon / Akkoma) or by switching accounts (on Misskey / Sharkey).

#PSA #Spam #Scam #FediSpam #MastoSpam #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins
RadAufheber*in 🚴 🚲 🎡Mar 21, 2025

@RolandRides Bei mir kam der Dreck als "nicole53" + "nicole14" von chinanews.social
und als "nicole71" + "nicole47" von waf.social
Identischer Text, teilw. wechselnde Links.

Die ersten hab ich noch selbst gemeldet und geblockt, die letzten lösten sich "von selber" in warme Luft auf. Magie?? #SiegfriedundJoy ? 😉 … … (nein natürlich fleißige Admin*as mit gutem Werkzeugkasten, denk ich mal)

#SPAM #fediversechick #Nicole #fediSPAM #mastoSPAM

[18+!!] saphDec 22, 2024
To all Fedi admins and users: please look out for a possible spam wave: https://labyrinth.zone/objects/ca4d58bc-0cb9-428e-b68a-cad78f9f9947

The possible bot(s) seem(s) to be advertising a link to a PasteBin service. See the linked post for details.

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #MastoSpam #FediSpam
mjdxp (@[email protected])

has anyone gotten a message similar to this recently? i don't know the person and the link leads to a page asking for someone to buy them something. this is the only post on the account's profile. ...

nocci [cyberpunk'd]Dec 11, 2024
Oha, mal wieder Spam Accounts bei mastodon.social

zB:

[email protected]

#mastospam
CliffOct 16, 2024

This latest wave of spam here on Mastodon is seriously getting to be very frustrating to say the least.

I woke up and took a look at Mastodon about 45 minutes ago and I had to start my day by reporting 19 spam posts.

It's the same spam that's been going around for a week or so now that mass mentions people.

#Spam #Spamming #Spammers #MastoSpam #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #SpamAttack

kernpanik 🐾 🕊️ ☮ 🖖Oct 13, 2024

Wow … the latest #MastoUpdate introduced a number of really annoying bugs. Not to speak of the hideous interface changes …

- Toots with filtered words (set to be ~completely~ hidden as if they don't exist) are still displayed in my notifications as '@ mention' if they contain a mention. Especially with the current #MastoSPAM wave, that's a bad decision.
- Unsolicited private mentions (set to be ~completely~ ignored and sent to the void) are still displayed in 'Filtered notifications'.

Thomas BrandOct 9, 2024

According to my notifications, I am very popular in Japan.

#mastospam