Scammer Board of Shame

[Dec]

We need an IP ban.

This does nothing. All they need to do is restart the router or wait up to 24h to get new IP and the ban no longer exists for them.

Report, report, and once more report. That's all that can be done, sadly.

 

[AliceMoonvale]

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We need an IP ban.

The same person is doing the same thing on slightly different accounts again and again.

Does anyone want to play hero, find out the person's PayPal, and then flag it down for spam/scam so the scammer loses access?

Seriously, SH is slowly rotting and dying. Half of all comments are made by scammers.

Fiiine I'll do it. My cyberbullying skills will be of use.

Damn, they've had their discord account since 2018. Time to change that.

edit/update: Yeah, it's a scammer alright. They listed me a site as their portfolio.

 

[FRWriter]

Fiiine I'll do it. My cyberbullying skills will be of use.

Damn, they've had their discord account since 2018. Time to change that.

edit/update: Yeah, it's a scammer alright. They listed me a site as their portfolio.

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German page? That's new....

Or did they trick the system somehow?

 

[AliceMoonvale]

It's done.
Had a fun conversation on discord, got their information, reported to paypal with extensive evidence.

 

[FRWriter]

It's done.
Had a fun conversation on discord, got their information, reported to paypal with extensive evidence.

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You win the internet for today.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

*Edit

It's not even funny anymore.

These damn cockroaches can't be stomped to death.

Seriously, Tony should appoint more mods to finally do something against them. This wave is like never-ending and growing every day. They constantly create new accounts.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

I've reported over 100 incidents in my time here; as much as five times a day at one point.
I'd like to mention, again, that The Lounge is a good source to find more of them and report them immediately.
That's how I have found nearly 90% of them - because the idiots don't seem to realize their profile posts/comments get sent to the Lounge automatically for all to see. And think about this: if enough people do what I do, the scammers will eventually leave here entirely and look for safer waters for their shenanigans.

 

[AliceMoonvale]

You win the internet for today.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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It's not even funny anymore.

These damn cockroaches can't be stomped to death.

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Seriously, Tony should appoint more mods to finally do something against them. This wave is like never-ending and growing every day. They constantly create new accounts.

Yeah, that's a shame. I do report them whenever I see them, but then again I don't live in the lounge or anything.
And yes, I agree, even when they're reported, it'll never fully deter them cause it's very easy to make a new account and do it all over again.
I'd rather report their paypals but that's more tedious.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

Yeah, that's a shame. I do report them whenever I see them, but then again I don't live in the lounge or anything.
And yes, I agree, even when they're reported, it'll never fully deter them cause it's very easy to make a new account and do it all over again.

Yes, but they'll get sick of doing it constantly, and enough times and their own internet service will eventually take notice too. We make them sick to death of avoiding us...and they might just avoid this place altogether.

 

[FRWriter]

Yes, but they'll get sick of doing it constantly, and enough times and their own internet service will eventually take notice too. We make them sick to death of avoiding us...and they might just avoid this place altogether.

Sadly, I disagree. They're not wasting their time.

I've read about enough people (in our forums) who fell for it and paid hundreds of bucks for AI-created art/comics.

They wouldn't bother if they weren't having at least a moderate amount of success. That's the frightening thing. There are people out there paying a fortune, thinking they finally found a real fan, and then, despite their disappointment, they pay up, thinking that this is just "normal" and end up falling into the trap.