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There's a new wave of spam - all around the Fediverse.

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  • GustavoQ Gustavo

    @mo @stefano It signals loose moderation there.

    Stefano MarinelliS This user is from outside of this forum
    Stefano MarinelliS This user is from outside of this forum
    Stefano Marinelli
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    #7

    @qgustavor @mo I’ve seen it coming from other instances, too

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    • Stefano MarinelliS Stefano Marinelli

      There's a new wave of spam - all around the Fediverse.

      Please remember, there's no "Mastodon Moderation Team" sending out strange verification messages.

      That's all spam.

      #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #Spam #CyberSecurity

      NetravenN This user is from outside of this forum
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      #8

      @stefano if you're not popular, no problem.

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      • Stefano MarinelliS Stefano Marinelli

        There's a new wave of spam - all around the Fediverse.

        Please remember, there's no "Mastodon Moderation Team" sending out strange verification messages.

        That's all spam.

        #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #Spam #CyberSecurity

        stuS This user is from outside of this forum
        stuS This user is from outside of this forum
        stu
        wrote last edited by
        #9
        I got one the same thing on my account. I was like wtf at first and then I saw the instance and user name was off. Lol
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        • stuS stu
          I got one the same thing on my account. I was like wtf at first and then I saw the instance and user name was off. Lol
          🦾ChatGPT hyphen🤖M This user is from outside of this forum
          🦾ChatGPT hyphen🤖M This user is from outside of this forum
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          @superuserdo @stefano
          What do you mean there is no Mastodon Moderation Team, then who promoted my account to a Fediverse Gold one for a mere $15?

          Sadly, I've seen people who are not the first day on the Fediverse… or Internet, getting fooled by this. No, they didn't get scammed, but they still didn't detect this as obvious scam and it made them believe that maybe some of their posts got reported
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          • 🦾ChatGPT hyphen🤖M 🦾ChatGPT hyphen🤖
            @superuserdo @stefano
            What do you mean there is no Mastodon Moderation Team, then who promoted my account to a Fediverse Gold one for a mere $15?

            Sadly, I've seen people who are not the first day on the Fediverse… or Internet, getting fooled by this. No, they didn't get scammed, but they still didn't detect this as obvious scam and it made them believe that maybe some of their posts got reported
            stuS This user is from outside of this forum
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            #11
            Nobody gets promoted on the fediverse.

            CC: @stefano@bsd.cafe
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            • Stefano MarinelliS Stefano Marinelli

              There's a new wave of spam - all around the Fediverse.

              Please remember, there's no "Mastodon Moderation Team" sending out strange verification messages.

              That's all spam.

              #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #Spam #CyberSecurity

              LizzieL This user is from outside of this forum
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              @stefano thanks

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              • Stefano MarinelliS Stefano Marinelli

                There's a new wave of spam - all around the Fediverse.

                Please remember, there's no "Mastodon Moderation Team" sending out strange verification messages.

                That's all spam.

                #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #Spam #CyberSecurity

                Linda Rose SmitL This user is from outside of this forum
                Linda Rose SmitL This user is from outside of this forum
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                #13

                @stefano Strangely enough the only thing I notice about it, is in messages like these.

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                • Linda Rose SmitL Linda Rose Smit

                  @stefano Strangely enough the only thing I notice about it, is in messages like these.

                  Stefano MarinelliS This user is from outside of this forum
                  Stefano MarinelliS This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @lindarosesmit as an admin, I notice them thanks to the reports

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                  • Мя ��M Мя ��

                    @stefano «all around the fediverse» but somehow every account we've encountered is on mastodon.world

                    Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo:E This user is from outside of this forum
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                    @mo @stefano Nope, I reported accounts from various instances. Including "mastodon.social" ofc

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                    • NetravenN Netraven

                      @stefano if you're not popular, no problem.

                      Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo:E This user is from outside of this forum
                      Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo:E This user is from outside of this forum
                      Eugene :freebsd: :emacslogo:
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                      #16

                      @Netraven @stefano Awwww, looks like I'm popular!

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