Mastodawn

Looks like the "Verify your fedi account" scam is gaining pace, & evolving to look more real.

Your server admin will not ask you to click a link to verify your account. And no other admin from any other server will either, even if they do look like they could be part of the main Mastodon team. It's a scam.

Please report any post or DM that urges you to click any link to verify your account.

If you've any doubts about your account, now or on any other day, contact your server admin or mod team.

@thomas @SunDancer

Frost, glow wolf 🐺

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer Also the "main Mastodon team" is just software dev stuff, they don't handle moderation of any sort!

mapleleafroundel

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer I received one of those this morning. I asked my admin what’s going on. He said, defederated.

I am my own admin 🤣

Glitzersachen 4d ago

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer

> If you've any doubts about your account

I have. Got nothing to do with verification, though.

@Kitty "Your server admin will not ask you to click a link to verify your account."

Maybe not, but for some number of years fedi users were accustomed to foreign instances prompting them to log in to their home server.

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer everyone knows to actually verify your account you need to reply to this toot with a picture of your pet

Alex von Kitchen 4d ago

@danvolchek @Kitty @thomas @SunDancer

@Dangerous_beans @Kitty @thomas @SunDancer EARS

Thank you, you are now verified

@danvolchek @Kitty @thomas @SunDancer plz verify me 🥺

@h5e @Kitty @thomas @SunDancer YOU ARE NOW VERIFIED

@danvolchek @Kitty @thomas @SunDancer Thank you! 🙏🏻

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer
Yes, I got asked about this scam today. The message looks relatively convincing. I was shared an image.

@debby @Kitty @thomas @SunDancer

Wow... Mastodon has a support team!
I'm sold!!!

Report it the admin @admin

The account is suspend on tootworld.social

@Kira Of course, I always inform the admin first. 👍

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi 4d ago

@Kitty Out of curiosity, what's the angle in this scam? There's no money in Mastodon accounts and they also make relatively poor bots.

Flash Mob Of One 4d ago

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer My instance is actually gated and a live human screens accounts, so, I'm verified as is.

...written by an unverified profile

;)

Erik L. Midtsveen🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈4d ago

@selea ❤️

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Mungen Cakes ✅4d ago

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer It'd work better if it were signed John Mastodon.

ity [unit X-69] - VIOLENT FUCK 4d ago

@Kitty @thomas @SunDancer lmfao the what