Soatok Dreamseeker7h ago
stux⚡️

Something very weird is happening on Tinder

Some Tinder users have started noticing a strange new kind of profile. Swipe through the photos and everything looks normal — until you hit the last one.

That's where things get weird. The final photo always shows a face that doesn't quite fit: sometimes silly, sometimes unsettling. I went down a rabbit hole of stolen identities and catfishing schemes to figure out what's really going on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjxAYdUe8uU

#FaceCheck #Tinder #scammers

Something very weird is happening on Tinder

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Show threadPhillip 10h ago
@stux I watched that video this morning! Love Christophe; he covers such varied, interesting topics. This one in particular feels relevant to a lot of people who unfortunately probably aren’t watching his videos :(
Show threadDäle, Son of Beige9h ago
@stux Do we have to sit through a 19 minute video to find out what it is?
Show threadstux⚡️9h ago
@DaleOh It's romance scams, but the way they "cheat' the face rec is kinda the topic
Show threadTravis Scott9h ago
@stux ai is the biggest thief and scam on the planet
Show threadpropapanda 8h ago

@stux

Any sort of verification can be used to trick people into trusting the thing too much.

In the end it's just a means to enabling scams and abuse and the platforms profit from it through micropayments and attention/time spent.

There used to be a scam on X where scammers verified accounts for well-known public figures and posted something like: "send BTC to this address and i will give back to you 2x".

Show threadKarakSindru (He/Him)8h ago
@stux neat. My first thought was it was a scammer and the odd Pic was a signal to other scammers that they're not a valid target.
Show threadKay Ohtie 🔜 FWA6h ago
@stux Oh my god. A photo ID thing that's not even worthwhile cause it needs ONE fucking photo. Worthless!