PSA for my friends …
And those of you who have been encountering “Nicole, but you can call me Fediverse Chick …”
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/what-are-pig-butchering-scams.html
“Pig Butchering” is an exponentially growing scam model, being carried out by trafficked people. It rolls a whole psych warfare + romance + free crypto money scam together with some sort of grandpa-scam entree, and they’re in for a long game.
Mastodon Admins are trying to get rid of “Nicole”, but its a hydra.
DO NOT ENGAGE.
@proprietor Re: Nicole ~ This alleged Polish student in Toronto attending George Brown U. for pre -med sent me an unsolicited private message. I didn't engage, but curiously got some scam phone call from London, England today. Did not answer or engage with that either. Then, I got a scam email with a bill attached, also, did not open or engage. I must be on some geezer hot list in Scamatopia. Feel like I'm fending off cyber predators with a feather duster.