@FediTips @amministratore This scam only exists thanks to the goverments that implemented age verification. :)

@FediTips @amministratore thank you not, governmentsof the world. your identification kink started this kind of scam

@FediTips @amministratore best way to be futur proof on any social.

If you receive this try to post something.

If the app allow you to post it's a scam.

because if you are REQUIRED to verify they definitively will prevent you to post until verified.

@FediTips @amministratore Unfortunately, with AI and its accelerated proliferation, the cumulative potential of instances being hacked, along with admin accounts spoofed, can lead to a significant fedi destabilization.

May be time to re-prioritize backup plans... at SEVERAL critical scales.

@FediTips #Mastodon is important enough to get targeted with scams.

Yesterday I got a #Gaza scam I usually get sporadically on #Bluesky.

By triggering a notification (like, follow, etc.), they trick you into reading their profile where they lie about a good cause and want you to donate money.

@FediTips @amministratore

age and therefore id verification is coming to mastodon because of the law

is there any 3rd party (or even 2nd party) that we should trust with such personal data?

@FediTips @amministratore It was only a matter of time. *sigh*

@FediTips @amministratore
Share the original image as well to be able to see what is written on it. Just mark fake at the top and bottom.

p.s. The scammers are apparently messaging people about "suspicious activity" and "guideline violations" claiming that the victim's Mastodon account will be deleted if they don't verify their identity within 24 hours.

This is a lie designed by the scammers to panic their victims into sending personal details without pausing to think.

Genuine Mastodon admins never ever send messages like that.

(Thanks again to @amministratore for the extra details!)