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Fake User Awareness Thread

YanchaOkami said:
Did you know that there are AI based reverse search engines existing which can basically crawl the .nets with just one to two pictures of your face (or anything with your face being a part of it) and in many cases find lots of trails where you've posted..? Directly linking your "verification" to your real life with predestined results if it gets into the wrong hands?

Nooooo? :unsure:

Have fun trying it with your own image for a test run: https://pimeyes.com/en

Holy sh*t, people are not clever nowadays.
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I did try the search. Nothing came up, just a random dude with a fisherman's hat smiling into cam.

But, to be honest, I don't have any social media, and I also have a very featureless face.
Iam completely bold, without any special birthmarks, no piercings, no tattoos, no glasses. The only thing special of my faca are my teeth (I have a genetical thing, witch turns my little upper front flat teeth into pointy ones, inherited from my father), but I Usualy don't like showing my teeth during photos, because of that genetic anomaly.
So iam basicly impossible to find on the internet.

The only advice I can give is: never upload any photos of yourself to the internet, and do not make any social media profiles. They are useless anyway, unless you are kinda famous for something, and whant to grow. You don't need to have an Instagram, with hundreds of photos of you, that will barely have any more 5 followers.
 
That's for sure: if you're someone who finds almost similar looking people quite often or you don't usually post much images on the .nets, then it's a quite low chance to actually find you with the help of such tools. (y)

But if you have tattoos visible, scars, defects (heterochromia as example) or even "just" birthmarks, colorization which is not that usual, you wear specific (not often seen) rings, any piercings or even accessories - this raises the identifiable markers by a lot.

If someone is careful with images of themself, I don't see a "really high risk" by just this one tool, don't worry. But after all: it's the combination of told information, profile or nick related information (as example your region / country / state), your animal companions and ways more. And each day there are new "helping" tools and they get better rapidly.

The more "unique and easy to recognize under 1000s of comparable looking people" one is by even smaller details, the higher is the risk, as nowadays people upload even images of you without asking you, because you're just a "part of the open space in their own image".
 
knotjen said:
While words matter, the majority of how we communicate is non-verbal which we don't get too much of through online communication. Without the non-verbal forms of communication at our disposal, it's easier for people to misrepresent themselves in all sorts of ways.

The fear comes from experiencing that phenomenon over and over.

I still remember the very first guy I met IRL from an AOL chatroom shortly after my divorce. He spent a good portion of our first and only date accusing me of misrepresenting myself. At first I didn't get it as I had sent him a photo I had taken the day I sent it, and didn't tell him anything online that wasn't true. I did leave off the zoo thing as that was extremely new and at the time I was pretending it never happened, but he didn't know that nor did he have a way of knowing that.

What it turned out to be was he hadn't gleamed from our online conversations and the headshot I sent him that I was about 5" taller than him, plus whatever heels I wore for our date which back then were probably the defacto 3". It was a date, I'm sure I dressed to impress.

And our date was really unpleasant because of it. It ended with him stomping out of the coffee house saying I'm a "lying piece of shit" to use his words. That was shocking to me, because that is not a phrase anyone had ever aimed at me previously.

Afterwards, I realized it had never occurred to me to mention my height unless asked as being tall is my normal. And it wasn't an issue in any way for my ex-husband or the several guys I dated before that. Granted, I met those men in face-to-face situations so they knew how tall I was before they approached me and introduced themselves.

And while that was accidental and not catfishing, it made me very aware of how easily it is for people, myself included, to plug the holes in information we're missing with assumptions and projections, only to be potentially disappointed down the road when we meet in person.
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It was for the best, u finding his true self. He nooo worth it ?
 
Oldman said:
WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO THIS!!!!! God damnit people! Stop thinking with your fucking dicks! Don't ever ever ever ever give anyone any "verification" bullshit!

Good luck with whatever the fuck is going to happen to you.
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That was excellent. It said what had to be said, exactly HOW it had to be said.
Too many people on this site have their brain stuck in their zippers, or lost under their skirts.
 
knotjen said:
Thanks, though in my experience it's par for the course with online dating.

It's always felt like catalog shopping to me. Ooooh, a handsome fireman, let me order one of those! And of course being in such a catalog is just gross to me. But that's what online dating is it seems.

Not a fan of actual catalog shopping. Other than socks I still trek to stores to buy most of my clothes. I look at the stitching, feel the fabric's drape or stiffness, and I definitely try most everything on. Amazon is for gizmos and cheerios :)

Though, worse than online dating is speed dating lol.
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Yeah, speed makes me twitchy and the ladies don't like it.
 
knotjen said:
Speed dating can cause twitchyness :)

To those not familiar, it's usually done in bars where say, 10 women sit at small tables in a row, and 10 men sit in front of them. Buzzer goes off and each couple has 3 minutes to get to know each other and make a good impression. Buzzer goes off again and the men shift one table over, and the new couples get 3 minutes to get to know each other. That continues until everyone had a chance to interact with each other.

Hence, speed dating.

How it ends is each guy can put 3 women's ID number 1-10 on their slip, and each women can put 3 guy's ID number 1-10 on their slips. The bar reconciles and for any mutual matches, the bar gives them each other's first name and phone number.

I only mutual-matched once out of the three or four times I tried it out. Probably because I couldn't hide how uninteresting I thought the process was.

<robot voice>"Hi, I'm Steve, I'm 43, I'm a tax attorney, I'm divorced, no kids, seeking the love of my life. What's your favorite color?" Beep.</robot voice>

The women weren't any better. Stats, stats, stats. Once in a while there would be a woman who would cut through the chase with vigor. "Hi, I'm Maureen, I'm looking to be married within a year and have kids. How much do you earn?" Wow woman, that's some moose balls ya got there!

For me, it was people-watching with a really nice glass of red wine and I always went with a friend who for whatever reason, thought this was her only option.

The one guy I did mutual-match with was quite cool. He didn't prattle off his name or stats, and instead sat confidently with a big smile, and asked me what my passion was. What excites me every day. What rejuvenates my soul. So I said I love to read, particularly in the warm sun, and I named three somewhat esoteric books I enjoyed. He had read two of them, then the buzzer went off and I was actually pissed!

So, I put him on my slip by himself, didn't bother picking others because after three or four of these I was kind of done with it anyway. And apparently, he had done the same - he put just me on his slip.

We went out on two dates and both were really cool. The problem was logistics - he was a DJ in various major nightclubs and slept all day, I worked a 9-5. He also lived three hours away. But he was a cool guy. When either of us travel, we send each other post cards even today. I think that's pretty cool.
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It is. All tax attorneys are robots.
 
Just a heads up to all my happy zoo friends.........BEWARE of this fucking clown.

He hides his profile so I'll post a link to his post history so you can all see for yourselves. No idea where this asshole atually IS located but he claims to be anywhere his targeted female is located, but so far he's "advertising" his ficticious dogs on 3 continents. As for what I personally looked at......he just a few minutes ago hit up a female in Pennsylvania, US ( @knottynewbie ), now deleted by mods for sharing outside contact ID........Also a young college age female in London, UK (@ShortBritishGirl19 ), which you'll see in the post history if you look. And also a middle aged female from Sydney, AUS (@Dahlia ) who appears to have gone inactive since september..................All messages to profiles, and several others, the exact same cheap cut and paste msg. Below is the link to his post history. Account name is Fearlesswinter. At various points, like all catfishing asshats, he claims this and that.....in one series of comments, he claims he travels for work but spends most of his time in ATLANTA ( member @mandywantsAbone )....in another series of profile comments, he claims while talking to a member from Dallas, TEXAS ( @Ebonywantsdog ), that he spends most of his time in DALLAS.......he profile messaged another member I wont tag because she appears to have ignored him, that he is located in Portland, OREGON, shockingly, said member ALSO resides in portland!! Go figure.......For another member who also ignored him, he claims to SPLIT his time around San Antonio, Texas......another where he claims to be in Grand Isle, wherever that is, I assume Nebraska since that's where thats member is located........

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And, for member @Kristy who believes it's fair to tag whatever asshole (@fearlesswinter ) is being called out, I'll tag the douche and give him a chance to come tell some lies here or let it ride, whichever he chooses to do. And I tagged all mentioned members as well, just for good measure.

TLDR.....Remember boys and girls, take a look at member post history, because the story of liars changes based on who they are currently lying to. If their post history is hidden from you....stop for a second and ask yourself WHY that might be.
 
fearlesswinter said:
Thanks for the weird, stalkerish interest in my location! It's not concerning at all to know that somebody I rejected is actively searching for me. As you know, I travel a lot for work, and am in many different locations. Have fun with your bitterness!
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Someone you rejected? Are you on drugs as well as just stupid? You couldn't reject me, asshat, I don't suck cock.

Further, you're a liar and a catfish and if you have a problem being called out, then mend your ways, clown.

YOU are the EXACT type of member here people should be highly aware of being in contact with. CLOWN.
 
Dogdaddy69 said:
Just a heads up to all my happy zoo friends.........BEWARE of this fucking clown.

He hides his profile so I'll post a link to his post history so you can all see for yourselves. No idea where this asshole atually IS located but he claims to be anywhere his targeted female is located, but so far he's "advertising" his ficticious dogs on 3 continents. As for what I personally looked at......he just a few minutes ago hit up a female in Pennsylvania, US ( @knottynewbie ), now deleted by mods for sharing outside contact ID........Also a young college age female in London, UK (@ShortBritishGirl19 ), which you'll see in the post history if you look. And also a middle aged female from Sydney, AUS (@Dahlia ) who appears to have gone inactive since september..................All messages to profiles, and several others, the exact same cheap cut and paste msg. Below is the link to his post history. Account name is Fearlesswinter. At various points, like all catfishing asshats, he claims this and that.....in one series of comments, he claims he travels for work but spends most of his time in ATLANTA ( member @mandywantsAbone )....in another series of profile comments, he claims while talking to a member from Dallas, TEXAS ( @Ebonywantsdog ), that he spends most of his time in DALLAS.......he profile messaged another member I wont tag because she appears to have ignored him, that he is located in Portland, OREGON, shockingly, said member ALSO resides in portland!! Go figure.......For another member who also ignored him, he claims to SPLIT his time around San Antonio, Texas......another where he claims to be in Grand Isle, wherever that is, I assume Nebraska since that's where thats member is located........

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www.zoovilleforum.net www.zoovilleforum.net


And, for member @Kristy who believes it's fair to tag whatever asshole (@fearlesswinter ) is being called out, I'll tag the douche and give him a chance to come tell some lies here or let it ride, whichever he chooses to do. And I tagged all mentioned members as well, just for good measure.

TLDR.....Remember boys and girls, take a look at member post history, because the story of liars changes based on who they are currently lying to. If their post history is hidden from you....stop for a second and ask yourself WHY that might be.
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Excellent work on this! I know it took a lot of time and we all appreciate it.
 
For anyone reading this thread, and interested......the account just now banned was also most likely another sock-puppet account, as it was created April 22, 2022 but no posting at all was done until June 27, 2023......most likely meaning the asshat called that account up for service after being banned on another account.

Anyone here interested in actually meeting people would do themselves a service by LOOKING HARD at any accounts post history and noticing HUGE red flags like a large gap between starting an account and when posting starts.....it's not always nefarious, but, why take a chance, look, see, be REAL curious and ask questions...........Be safe.
 
Dogdaddy69 said:
For anyone reading this thread, and interested......the account just now banned was also most likely another sock-puppet account, as it was created April 22, 2022 but no posting at all was done until June 27, 2023......most likely meaning the asshat called that account up for service after being banned on another account.

Anyone here interested in actually meeting people would do themselves a service by LOOKING HARD at any accounts post history and noticing HUGE red flags like a large gap between starting an account and when posting starts.....it's not always nefarious, but, why take a chance, look, see, be REAL curious and ask questions...........Be safe.
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All good points. Here's hoping mods right now, or as their time permits, are looking at things like IP addresses, or other indicators of duplicate accounts.
 
Dogdaddy69 said:
Just a heads up to all my happy zoo friends.........BEWARE of this fucking clown.

He hides his profile so I'll post a link to his post history so you can all see for yourselves. No idea where this asshole atually IS located but he claims to be anywhere his targeted female is located, but so far he's "advertising" his ficticious dogs on 3 continents. As for what I personally looked at......he just a few minutes ago hit up a female in Pennsylvania, US ( @knottynewbie ), now deleted by mods for sharing outside contact ID........Also a young college age female in London, UK (@ShortBritishGirl19 ), which you'll see in the post history if you look. And also a middle aged female from Sydney, AUS (@Dahlia ) who appears to have gone inactive since september..................All messages to profiles, and several others, the exact same cheap cut and paste msg. Below is the link to his post history. Account name is Fearlesswinter. At various points, like all catfishing asshats, he claims this and that.....in one series of comments, he claims he travels for work but spends most of his time in ATLANTA ( member @mandywantsAbone )....in another series of profile comments, he claims while talking to a member from Dallas, TEXAS ( @Ebonywantsdog ), that he spends most of his time in DALLAS.......he profile messaged another member I wont tag because she appears to have ignored him, that he is located in Portland, OREGON, shockingly, said member ALSO resides in portland!! Go figure.......For another member who also ignored him, he claims to SPLIT his time around San Antonio, Texas......another where he claims to be in Grand Isle, wherever that is, I assume Nebraska since that's where thats member is located........

Search results

www.zoovilleforum.net www.zoovilleforum.net


And, for member @Kristy who believes it's fair to tag whatever asshole (@fearlesswinter ) is being called out, I'll tag the douche and give him a chance to come tell some lies here or let it ride, whichever he chooses to do. And I tagged all mentioned members as well, just for good measure.

TLDR.....Remember boys and girls, take a look at member post history, because the story of liars changes based on who they are currently lying to. If their post history is hidden from you....stop for a second and ask yourself WHY that might be.
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Yess he’s scammed me before i spent three weeks talking to this prick and was wondering why i couldn’t report him

He lied to me and told me his dog died to guilt trip me into keep talking to him.

Also he made me take pictures for him.

PLSS stay far way i’m glad ur calling him out @fearless winter f u
 
Ebonywantsdog said:
Yess he’s scammed me before i spent three weeks talking to this prick and was wondering why i couldn’t report him

He lied to me and told me his dog died to guilt trip me into keep talking to him.

Also he made me take pictures for him.

PLSS stay far way i’m glad ur calling him out @fearless winter f u
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He's gone. Dogluver server wiped that account.
 
Ebonywantsdog said:
Yess he’s scammed me before i spent three weeks talking to this prick and was wondering why i couldn’t report him

He lied to me and told me his dog died to guilt trip me into keep talking to him.

Also he made me take pictures for him.

PLSS stay far way i’m glad ur calling him out @fearless winter f u
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In future, bring these asshats to a mod's attention. The worst they can say is there isn't anything they can do, which is the same as you doing nothing, *except* that it brings them to moderation team attention, which is a step in the right direction. And, mods cant correct problems if they dont know about the problem.

And, just my personal pet peeve.......don't let anyone coerce you into doing ANYTHING you dont feel comfortable with. You tell them to fuck right off and stop talking with them right then and there.
 
Dogdaddy69 said:
In future, bring these asshats to a mod's attention. The worst they can say is there isn't anything they can do, which is the same as you doing nothing, *except* that it brings them to moderation team attention, which is a step in the right direction. And, mods cant correct problems if they dont know about the problem.

And, just my personal pet peeve.......don't let anyone coerce you into doing ANYTHING you dont feel comfortable with. You tell them to fuck right off and stop talking with them right then and there.
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We do pay attention to them. Even if they get rejected, the next report re-opens it. Enough of the same reports from different people and we start to research.
 
Oldman said:
We do pay attention to them. Even if they get rejected, the next report re-opens it. Enough of the same reports from different people and we start to research.
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Yes, sir, I'm aware. I more wanted to let her know that even if you guys can't really do anything THAT time, it gets them on your radar, where they belong.

Dogluver said much the same earlier today about this clowns past history.
 
Either they're hatching out of the woodwork or this guy is working more than one at a time. If this mutt or a "girl" connected with him tries to pull you off site, claims he was a mod elsewhere, or says hes a translocated Australian, he has no ones benefit but his own on his mind. And if that profile fits anyone else in contact with any member reading this, beware. This is a loathsome little bastard.
 
saddlebum66 said:
Either they're hatching out of the woodwork or this guy is working more than one at a time. If this mutt or a "girl" connected with him tries to pull you off site, claims he was a mod elsewhere, or says hes a translocated Australian, he has no ones benefit but his own on his mind. And if that profile fits anyone else in contact with any member reading this, beware. This is a loathsome little bastard.
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I'm pretty sure this was a sock-puppet account, it went 13 months between opening and making 1st post and then semi-regular fishing postings.

The prick is probably already using another account as we speak.
 
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Dogdaddy69 said:
I'm pretty sure this was a sock-puppet account, it went 13 months between opening and making 1st post and then semi-regular fishing postings.

The prick is probably already using another account as we speak.
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Agreed, since that's often the MO for these mutts. "A poor rat it is, that only has one hole" an old friend of mine used to say. But there is at least one other working that side of the block. Its truly too bad that there's no way to push a button and send a 220 volt shock Down the line for people like that. The guy I have in mind has a female roper and a couple of off site locations....Its been reported, but since he's offsite, it will take some time. Hopefully he or his little cannon will choke when they see this.
 
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