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⚠️ Apparently there's a scammer sending out messages "offering a partnership" if people "verify" their account at a special link. They may use a profile icon that looks like the Mastodon logo with a headset.
The account is fake, the link is a scam, do not click on it. There is no "partnership" scheme on here, you cannot earn money for posting.
If you get one of these messages, click the ... icon on the scam post and then click "report".
you can get money for posting, it's just not official, not paid by Mastodon gGmbH, not much like 5 ct per post and in many countries it's not legal. payment is in bitcoin or by some shady "culture club" with or without a line over several nodes to some government.
So if someone with technical expertise gets such a message on a throwaway account and feels brave... would be interesting if it's just some ordinary scam or if there are more interesting actors behind.
It is 100% a scam, it is using the same format and same profile picture as previous scams that tried to con people into "verifying" so their account could be "activated".
Verification doesn't work like that on Mastodon, they are just trying to con people into giving their card details.
didn't mean to say you could verify an account that way. At least not to anything related to mastodon specifically.
if I'd be a government and want to buy some agitprop props for cheap I'd be very interested in plausible deniability. And what's a better cover than "it's just ordinary scam by some criminals" to disguise gov involvement? 🤣
🤔 Guess I'd let accounts falling for the "job offer" get checked by human beings if there is a chance to hire them, in most cases accounts will simply be hijacked or card details will be used to raise the shadow budget of 3-4 letter agencies, also helps to strengthen the it's-ordinary-scammers-story and the others will get a serious job offer 🤔 actually that would be quite genius 🤯
Also seeing ID verification link scam being sent to hackaday.io users claiming that some new US law means your projects will be hidden from everyone until you click some off-site verification link.
Sorry to hear 😞 Please do report these and if you can see the option to forward the report select that option too, so that it goes to the server where the spammer's account is. (The scam accounts get shut down more quickly if reports are forwarded.)
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Joshua Aaron, creator of ICEBlock, has asked Apple to reinstate the app in its online store, telling CNBC in an interview that when the app was first submitted it had been through a heavy review process, and that he is consulting an attorney. The app, which can be used to anonymously report sightings of ICE agents and other authorities, was removed after pressure from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. The FBI claimed that a gunman who attacked a Dallas ICE facility used apps that tracked ICE agents. Aaron likens it to apps that allow drivers to report sightings of law enforcement officers so they can warn others and avoid speeding tickets.
The image depicts a close-up of a hand and forearm adorned with a complex, mechanical device resembling a futuristic, high-tech bracelet or prosthetic. The device is teal and silver, with numerous buttons, dials, and digital displays covering its surface. The hand is wearing several silver rings, including one with a large, red, faceted stone. The hand and forearm are partially visible against a background of soft pink fabric with a subtle, textured pattern.
The mechanical device features numerous small digital screens displaying a variety of numbers and symbols. Several labels are visible on the device, including "TEST SEQUENCE" and a series of numbers and letters. The rings on the hand are clustered together on the ring finger and appear to be metallic in color. The pink fabric has a slight sheen and a wrinkled texture, and the overall style of the image is reminiscent of cyberpunk or science fiction art.
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The slogan “Globalize the Intifada” has echoed across protests and demonstrations worldwide, becoming a rallying cry for those who see in the Palestinian struggle a universal fight against oppression. But what does it actually mean, and why is it significant?
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h.c. Qrawallschachtel
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •you can get money for posting, it's just not official, not paid by Mastodon gGmbH, not much like 5 ct per post and in many countries it's not legal. payment is in bitcoin or by some shady "culture club" with or without a line over several nodes to some government.
So if someone with technical expertise gets such a message on a throwaway account and feels brave... would be interesting if it's just some ordinary scam or if there are more interesting actors behind.
Fedi.Tips 🎄
in reply to h.c. Qrawallschachtel • • •It is 100% a scam, it is using the same format and same profile picture as previous scams that tried to con people into "verifying" so their account could be "activated".
Verification doesn't work like that on Mastodon, they are just trying to con people into giving their card details.
h.c. Qrawallschachtel
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •didn't mean to say you could verify an account that way. At least not to anything related to mastodon specifically.
if I'd be a government and want to buy some agitprop props for cheap I'd be very interested in plausible deniability. And what's a better cover than "it's just ordinary scam by some criminals" to disguise gov involvement? 🤣
🤔 Guess I'd let accounts falling for the "job offer" get checked by human beings if there is a chance to hire them, in most cases accounts will simply be hijacked or card details will be used to raise the shadow budget of 3-4 letter agencies, also helps to strengthen the it's-ordinary-scammers-story and the others will get a serious job offer 🤔 actually that would be quite genius 🤯
Simon Zerafa (Status: 🙂🖥️🪛💾)
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •I've seen this over the past few days in small numbers.
Using the Unicode formatting makes it slightly less easy for admins to find and block accounts but not impossible, if they look! 👀🙂🖖
Echoing Frog
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •Bornach
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •Fedi.Tips 🎄
in reply to Bornach • • •@bornach
Yeah, the same people did a similar scam when ID verification laws were popping up in Europe.
They seem to bank on people vaguely seeing stuff about ID on news bulletins, and using that as a cover.
Ivey Janette McClelland
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •I've been targeted multiple times recently.
And I've been here 3 years.
Fedi.Tips 🎄
in reply to Ivey Janette McClelland • • •@IveyJanette
Sorry to hear 😞 Please do report these and if you can see the option to forward the report select that option too, so that it goes to the server where the spammer's account is. (The scam accounts get shut down more quickly if reports are forwarded.)
Ivey Janette McClelland
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •HumToTable
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • • •