Re: [talk-au] Strange friend request?

[stevea]

Andy, thank you for those excellent instructions.  I've had an off-list 
conversation about these "honey-traps" (or whatever you might call a 
sociological spoof, a "social hack") and it is good when we have our wits about 
us and are wary to click on email links (and other "loose places" where we 
might compromise security) by cute people with tasty-looking pectoral muscles 
or polka-dot bikinis.

Or both.

Glad to see the DWG "raises an eyebrow of suspicion" when we mortals on the 
ground "raise an eyebrow of suspicion."  It's good.

Careful out there,
SteveA

> On Aug 29, 2021, at 1:38 AM, Andy Townsend  wrote:
> 
> I've had a few of these as well (different names to the ones mentioned). In 
> the one example that I got to before the user was deleted, the profile had a 
> link that claimed to be to a porn site.
> 
> If anyone sees any of these, the best thing to do is to click the "report 
> user" button in the user profile and report it as spam.  The admins tend to 
> delete them fairly quickly.
> 
> If "there is no user with that name" then it means that someone else has 
> reported the user already and they have already been deleted.  I believe that 
> (or the user renaming their own username) is the only way that a user can 
> appear as not existing.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Andy

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Re: [talk-au] Strange friend request?

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

Thanks, fellas.

All the page I got from "Megan" says is:
"The user Megan Ritchie does not exist

Sorry, there is no user with the name Megan Ritchie. Please check your
spelling, or maybe the link you clicked is wrong".
So I guess she was already deleted before I got to even see it?

Thanks

Graeme


On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 at 18:42, Andy Townsend  wrote:

> I've had a few of these as well (different names to the ones mentioned).
> In the one example that I got to before the user was deleted, the profile
> had a link that claimed to be to a porn site.
>
> If anyone sees any of these, the best thing to do is to click the "report
> user" button in the user profile and report it as spam.  The admins tend to
> delete them fairly quickly.
>
> If "there is no user with that name" then it means that someone else has
> reported the user already and they have already been deleted.  I believe
> that (or the user renaming their own username) is the only way that a user
> can appear as not existing.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Andy
>
>
> On 8/29/21 2:12 AM, nwastra wrote:
>
> I have also been added as a friend by user ‘Debra_Devries’ but on going to
> the link which seems legitimate, the user does not exist.
> Maybe my new friend has to do some edits before coming in to existence for
> the link?
> Thanks,
> nevw
>
> On 29 Aug 2021, at 9:51 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick 
> wrote:
>
> Bit of a weird thing to ask about ...
>
> Open up the e-mail this morning & there's an OSM message (which certainly
> appears legit?) to say that "this person" has added me as a friend.
>
> That's nice, but it appears to be a real name that I don't know, & when I
> go to look at their user page, it says that that user doesn't exist?
>
> Anybody seen this before?
>
> & if it possibly is a scam of some sort (?) who should I report it to?
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
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Re: [talk-au] Strange friend request?

[Andy Townsend]

I've had a few of these as well (different names to the ones mentioned). 
In the one example that I got to before the user was deleted, the 
profile had a link that claimed to be to a porn site.


If anyone sees any of these, the best thing to do is to click the 
"report user" button in the user profile and report it as spam. The 
admins tend to delete them fairly quickly.


If "there is no user with that name" then it means that someone else has 
reported the user already and they have already been deleted.  I believe 
that (or the user renaming their own username) is the only way that a 
user can appear as not existing.


Best Regards,

Andy


On 8/29/21 2:12 AM, nwastra wrote:
I have also been added as a friend by user ‘Debra_Devries’ but on 
going to the link which seems legitimate, the user does not exist.
Maybe my new friend has to do some edits before coming in to existence 
for the link?

Thanks,
nevw

On 29 Aug 2021, at 9:51 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick > wrote:



Bit of a weird thing to ask about ...

Open up the e-mail this morning & there's an OSM message (which 
certainly appears legit?) to say that "this person" has added me as a 
friend.


That's nice, but it appears to be a real name that I don't know, & 
when I go to look at their user page, it says that that user doesn't 
exist?


Anybody seen this before?

& if it possibly is a scam of some sort (?) who should I report it to?

Thanks

Graeme
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Re: [talk-au] Strange friend request?

[Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-au]

If user is not existing then its spam profile was likely deleted.

Is this possibility mentioned at page of deleted user?

If not - can  you link it? Maybe it can be improved and 
mention that deleting user is common reason for spam accounts.

In general, in such case I would go to an user profile (if still existing),
press report user and as reason put "unexplained friend request, likely
spam/scam".

It may be a repeat of this private message spam, that was advertising porn 
sites.


Aug 29, 2021, 03:12 by nwas...@gmail.com:

>
> I have also been added as a friend by user ‘Debra_Devries’ but on going to 
> the link which seems legitimate, the user does not exist.
> Maybe my new friend has to do some edits before coming in to existence for 
> the link?
> Thanks,
> nevw
>
> On 29 Aug 2021, at 9:51 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick <> graemefi...@gmail.com> > 
> wrote:
>
>> Bit of a weird thing to ask about ...
>>
>> Open up the e-mail this morning & there's an OSM message (which certainly 
>> appears legit?) to say that "this person" has added me as a friend.
>>
>> That's nice, but it appears to be a real name that I don't know, & when I go 
>> to look at their user page, it says that that user doesn't exist?
>>
>> Anybody seen this before?
>>
>> & if it possibly is a scam of some sort (?) who should I report it to? 
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Graeme
>>
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[talk-au] Strange friend request?

[nwastra]

My young lady with long dark hair is wearing sunnies but not the dress you 
describe.
nevw

> On 29 Aug 2021, at 11:23 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick  wrote:
> 
> My "friend" is Megan Ritchie.
> 
> Did you get a photo included on the friend message?
> 
> If so, it's not of a young lady wearing sunglasses & a red & white, 
> polka-dotted top is it? :-)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Graeme
> 
> 
>> On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 at 11:12, nwastra  wrote:
>> I have also been added as a friend by user ‘Debra_Devries’ but on going to 
>> the link which seems legitimate, the user does not exist.
>> Maybe my new friend has to do some edits before coming in to existence for 
>> the link?
>> Thanks,
>> nevw
>> 
>>> On 29 Aug 2021, at 9:51 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Bit of a weird thing to ask about ...
>>> 
>>> Open up the e-mail this morning & there's an OSM message (which certainly 
>>> appears legit?) to say that "this person" has added me as a friend.
>>> 
>>> That's nice, but it appears to be a real name that I don't know, & when I 
>>> go to look at their user page, it says that that user doesn't exist?
>>> 
>>> Anybody seen this before?
>>> 
>>> & if it possibly is a scam of some sort (?) who should I report it to? 
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Graeme
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Re: [talk-au] Strange friend request?

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

My "friend" is Megan Ritchie.

Did you get a photo included on the friend message?

If so, it's not of a young lady wearing sunglasses & a red & white,
polka-dotted top is it? :-)

Thanks

Graeme


On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 at 11:12, nwastra  wrote:

> I have also been added as a friend by user ‘Debra_Devries’ but on going to
> the link which seems legitimate, the user does not exist.
> Maybe my new friend has to do some edits before coming in to existence for
> the link?
> Thanks,
> nevw
>
> On 29 Aug 2021, at 9:51 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick 
> wrote:
>
> Bit of a weird thing to ask about ...
>
> Open up the e-mail this morning & there's an OSM message (which certainly
> appears legit?) to say that "this person" has added me as a friend.
>
> That's nice, but it appears to be a real name that I don't know, & when I
> go to look at their user page, it says that that user doesn't exist?
>
> Anybody seen this before?
>
> & if it possibly is a scam of some sort (?) who should I report it to?
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
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[talk-au] Strange friend request?

[nwastra]

I have also been added as a friend by user ‘Debra_Devries’ but on going to the 
link which seems legitimate, the user does not exist.
Maybe my new friend has to do some edits before coming in to existence for the 
link?
Thanks,
nevw

> On 29 Aug 2021, at 9:51 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick  wrote:
> 
> Bit of a weird thing to ask about ...
> 
> Open up the e-mail this morning & there's an OSM message (which certainly 
> appears legit?) to say that "this person" has added me as a friend.
> 
> That's nice, but it appears to be a real name that I don't know, & when I go 
> to look at their user page, it says that that user doesn't exist?
> 
> Anybody seen this before?
> 
> & if it possibly is a scam of some sort (?) who should I report it to? 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Graeme
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[talk-au] Strange friend request?

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

Bit of a weird thing to ask about ...

Open up the e-mail this morning & there's an OSM message (which certainly
appears legit?) to say that "this person" has added me as a friend.

That's nice, but it appears to be a real name that I don't know, & when I
go to look at their user page, it says that that user doesn't exist?

Anybody seen this before?

& if it possibly is a scam of some sort (?) who should I report it to?

Thanks

Graeme
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