Fedi.Tips@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
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️ SCAM ALERT
Some scammers are pretending to be Mastodon admins and asking people to "verify" their accounts by clicking on a link, which then asks for their card details or other sensitive info.
DO NOT CLICK THE SCAM LINK!
GENUINE MASTODON ADMINS WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO VERIFY!
There is a real verification system on Mastodon, but it's entirely optional and does not involve credit cards. Genuine verification is voluntary and based on website ownership.
(via https://mastodon.social/@docpop/115930755541521231)
Paul Sutton (zleap)@zleap@techhub.social
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services s
In some ways this is a sad development, but on the other hand the Fedi has clearly gained sufficient traction to make it worth while scammers targeting uses on it. I have boosted for reach.