Feedback and suggestions

Can we get better bot and scamer protection

2seatsalways:
Anyone using a vpn should immediately have their profile flagged. That is an easy way to identify a scammer here. I do think we need a new coding option. Really wish more users would sound off here.


I do know a lot of people use vpns for actual privacy reasons but a lot do use them for scamming if anything if they are detected using a VPN a moderator should be immediately going in for verification

So when they are being flagged for vpns it shouldn't be a complete dead cutoff but it should raise an alarm bell that someone should look closer
2 years

Can we get better bot and scamer protection

2seatsalways:
Anyone using a vpn should immediately have their profile flagged. That is an easy way to identify a scammer here. I do think we need a new coding option. Really wish more users would sound off here.

LydiaFatPuppy:
I do know a lot of people use vpns for actual privacy reasons but a lot do use them for scamming if anything if they are detected using a VPN a moderator should be immediately going in for verification

So when they are being flagged for vpns it shouldn't be a complete dead cutoff but it should raise an alarm bell that someone should look closer


Yeah, there are people who get upsold VPNs by their antivirus suite and don’t even know what they are or how to turn them off.

I will say that this is a great thread for discussion and I hope a lot of people participate and share ideas. From my point of view, I’ve only been a mod/admin here for a minute, but I’m floored by the amount of work that goes on every day with preemptive bans and then lots of detective work and rooting out scammers. There are multiple people working 7 days a week on it. But it’s playing whack a mole, there are constant bad actors. There are some great suggestions here to improve security, I hope the discussion continues.

Using the web defensively has to be a part of the equation, too. Maybe as a community we can all learn to have a more common sense approach to interacting with strangers online. That’s not just this site, it’s everywhere you go online. Don’t give strangers money or PII. Reverse image search pictures. If something seems off or contradictory, trust your instinct.

It’s like spam, even with all the spam filters in the world some is going to get through, so you have to be able to recognize it and trash the harmful stuff.

Anyways, just wanted to chime in and say thanks for the thread and to recognize the admin team who does a lot more behind the scenes than you can see from the outside.
2 years

Can we get better bot and scamer protection

2seatsalways:
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mostly im look the way to make the right tools and system so humans dont have to do a lotta manual

IDK mod tool are but if mod feed it help i know sub reddit tools had mod log.

even if had a system of vetting every at first join in the mod log that just few defining things

also i do think we need in combo of mods a team of helpers just users with long term history who are able to put a word and call for mods in cases where they are need.

the mods and the admins


this would allow users with trust help clean up the site.

and as i said put things to rank up users to allow them get into parts deeper parts

i know I know gatekeeping is a hard to do but i dont new users should have full connection and control of the site

also i have ton UI/UX changes to aid in user flow so they get caught up scamers one way or anthor but this need some more long term talking.

srs any passerbys in this thread please reply to to show need deal with scam bots.

give how do and way could detect them
2 years

Can we get better bot and scamer protection

2seatsalways:
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LydiaFatPuppy:
mostly im look the way to make the right tools and system so humans dont have to do a lotta manual

IDK mod tool are but if mod feed it help i know sub reddit tools had mod log.

even if had a system of vetting every at first join in the mod log that just few defining things

also i do think we need in combo of mods a team of helpers just users with long term history who are able to put a word and call for mods in cases where they are need.

the mods and the admins


this would allow users with trust help clean up the site.

and as i said put things to rank up users to allow them get into parts deeper parts

i know I know gatekeeping is a hard to do but i dont new users should have full connection and control of the site

also i have ton UI/UX changes to aid in user flow so they get caught up scamers one way or anthor but this need some more long term talking.

srs any passerbys in this thread please reply to to show need deal with scam bots.

give how do and way could detect them


Everyone can report profiles and I know that reports are checked daily and taken seriously. Some people put a ton of detail into their reports and it makes it really simple to cross reference and find bad actors (but less detailed reports are helpful too). So that’s already something that the community does every day. If you see a suspicious account, please report them.
2 years

Can we get better bot and scamer protection

LydiaFatPuppy:


there a ton of UX space for this

people will whine about it but it becasue they are new accounts

but for a site where belly and fat content and sharing of how it done and looking for feeding it will add a massive anti spam barrier as it takes a quick look see some is sus or not

im sorry for being harsh to the admin team but this simple yet important things for safety



added an example for for the chat room

2seatsalways:
Completely agree. I wouldn't be surprised if majority of active users are scammers/bots. You see blank profiles showing up daily and filling chat like a swarm.


dont forget snooper data miner and such



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Letters And Numbers:
The check mark is a nice idea. I’ve been verified for a while, but you wouldn’t know unless you went into my profile, and at least personally, I feel like the feature that lets you know when people have looked at your profile dissuades me from checking profiles as often as I could? Sometimes I think it’s weird when people look at mine, so why wouldn’t the same be true the other way? Maybe it’s a me thing. But there’s important info that’s only in the profile, including verification status.


yeah this is pretty key the faster user can filter new and old users the better

the counter effect tho is new users do get a little bit of hazing tho as they are push away with out more staus.

also for the long term way having a hidden sub channels for vetted people will allow for scamers to be locked out while some of the site will still be open this also applies to the chat room as well by added a verfited chat room.

follow this for video creator we should be able to hide and filter images we post from non verified.

the scam and smap iusses are just gettign worst and worst.

since some people dont like hoop of getting vetted i think there should be a few more ways to verify

by post activity (slow) my buying membership (costly) or by ID checks(invasive)

all these system will require scamers to give money or waste months to years of time posting and being active.

if the admin team is poking around i can offer more ideas

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Compuserv:
Going to add to this. The same scammers keep creating profiles with the same socials. The IP address of these users all track back to Lagos, Nigeria. Even when they use a VPN, I am still able to figure this out.

They will use pictures that they sourced from the internet. If anyone sends you a photo, run it through a reverse image search or check the file name. These will give you hints of where the pictures come from.

The scammers will not attempt to get to know you at all. They will jump right into asking you for money. They are not your friend.

Here is a list of Discord names to avoid:

Discord:
-beloyaltome
-dominantprincess
-biggestbellyever_16697
-bellybbwfeedee_37663
-felicia1534
-biggerthebetter10
-lauren3495

Do not give money to strangers. It is really easy to become someone else on Internet with the right tools.

Do not become a victim.

LydiaFatPuppy:
follwing the VPN thing if you black list IP block own and ran by VPNs as well data center IP block you kill most VPN services narrowing them down alos make use of GEO ip to check location

also using browser fingerprinting as part of the IP banns and check if they VPN

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github.com/jhassine/server-ip-addresses

unvetted but here a list of IPs that you use to reject user using VPNs


I was scammed by “dominantprincess” and what’s worse is this is the 2nd time I’ve been scammed on this site. What’s crazy is that this post was 2 years ago and they are still here getting away with it and UNDER THE SAME NAME! Nothing has been done about it apparently and I am now another statistic. This site really is dead and full of fake people. It’s sad
2 days

Can we get better bot and scamer protection

Scammed twice on this site? Would love to hear how this came about.
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Can we get better bot and scamer protection

Hiccupx:
Scammed twice on this site? Would love to hear how this came about.


I am just an idiot and fell for it again. Totally my fault. It just sucks this site doesn’t seem to have real people on it looking to connect with others. It’s either fake accounts or paid accounts and nobody really interested in anything but money.
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