MastodonDid you know you can verify your account on Mastodon? It's free, privacy-friendly, based on open web standards, and available to everyone!
Andre_601 
@Mastodon it's nice, but sadly can people still fake it using the classic typo domains like f.e jolnmastodon(dot)org.
Not a foolproof thing.
Not a foolproof thing.
Sean@andre_601 nothing is foolproof.
@Craktok That is true. Tho for me, in terms of building trust is this system not that much better than a verification system that had people behind it to check.
In a time like now where scams and phishings are as high as they can be and with a system like Mastodon where everyone would be able to create an account with the exact same name as someone else, just on a different instance, is such a simple verification (I honestly can't even call it that) not a good or at least safe way to avoid scams and alike.
Of course a verification involving people to do the checks would have a chance of bias, corruption, etc. and would also go against Mastodon's core principle of de-centralization, so it's not the best option either...
Like you said. Nothing is foolproof.
But that's just my opinion here.
@andre_601 then I’d say that as with every other thing on the internet be wary of giving someone information you wouldn’t want the world to know and don’t give money to people on the internet. Then live your life.