Mastodon.social StaffPlease report any account that claims that you need to verify your #Mastodon account to continue using it. It is a scam. Don't click the links. Real staff accounts either have a special role badge on their profile or are verified through the joinmastodon.org domain.
Dawn Ahukanna@staff this scam is taking advantage of an information vacuum (why doesn’t every mastodon user know you don’t have to verify your account to keep using it?), digital deference(it’s on a computer so I must do what it says). Instead of assuming why people are responding to these messages, ask them in order to understand their assumptions and situation.
Also indicates a gap in providing admin level messages, similar to old school forum discussion boards or SMS from mobile phone provider.