HazelnootPSA: 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
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
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