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⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds.

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  • Tim 🎮T This user is from outside of this forum
    Tim 🎮T This user is from outside of this forum
    Tim 🎮
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    ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

    If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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    • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

      ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

      If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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      Jigme DatseJ This user is from outside of this forum
      Jigme DatseJ This user is from outside of this forum
      Jigme Datse
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      @timixretroplays Decided to suspend the instance receiving 2 from them, and spotting a third. Only one account was following here, and I couldn't find it, wasn't finding this account.

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      • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

        ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

        If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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        Tim 🎮T This user is from outside of this forum
        Tim 🎮T This user is from outside of this forum
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        The people who run scams like this ought to be hunted for sport and very slowly eaten by carnivorous giraffes

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        • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

          ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

          If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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          WintergreenW This user is from outside of this forum
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          Wintergreen
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          @timixretroplays

          That's 2 scam bots reported this hour on Mastodon.cloud.

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          • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

            The people who run scams like this ought to be hunted for sport and very slowly eaten by carnivorous giraffes

            Tim 🎮T This user is from outside of this forum
            Tim 🎮T This user is from outside of this forum
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            Probably the one kind of post I'm not mildly bothered by trending bots latching onto and boosting.

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            • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

              Probably the one kind of post I'm not mildly bothered by trending bots latching onto and boosting.

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              @timixretroplays Post with "apple" or "ai" hashtags and like 5 bots will automatically boost it.

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              • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

                ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

                If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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                Chris AlemanyC This user is from outside of this forum
                Chris AlemanyC This user is from outside of this forum
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                @timixretroplays @socialmedia can someone please end the tyranny of the “open registration” instances on Mastodon? The amount of spam generated is unacceptable.

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                • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

                  ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

                  If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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                  JacobRPG❌👑J This user is from outside of this forum
                  JacobRPG❌👑J This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @timixretroplays
                  Got hit twice tonight.
                  Block. Block.
                  Easy.

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                  • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

                    ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

                    If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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                    @timixretroplays I received an email the other day warning me a new IP address had accessed my account 😏 Yeah, nah.

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                    • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

                      ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

                      If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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                      Evelyn OctaviaE This user is from outside of this forum
                      Evelyn OctaviaE This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @timixretroplays scamming the already tech savvy people? Good luck with that.

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                      • Tim 🎮T Tim 🎮

                        ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

                        If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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                        BunnyInAHatB This user is from outside of this forum
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                        @timixretroplays@digipres.club Way to ruin an honest hustle. <_<

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