⚠️ If you see a post or DM saying "your account is currently suspended for verification purposes", do NOT click on the link.
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Could you possibly share more info on this self verification please?
Yeah, it works totally differently to what the scammers are trying to do.
Self-verification works by linking to your account from your website in a certain format. More info at:
️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/It doesn't reveal your identity, it just confirms your ownership of a website or web page.
It also doesn't involve any kind of credit card, which is what the scammers are trying to get hold of. The posts I saw were trying to trick people into giving card numbers etc.
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️ If you see a post or DM saying "your account is currently suspended for verification purposes", do NOT click on the link. It is a scam.Fediverse servers do not ask people to verify their identity. There is an optional self-verification system, but that's just for those who want to use it. No one is ever asked to do it.
If you are in ANY doubt about ANY official-looking message, contact your own server's admin directly using their public email address on your server's website's "About" page.
p.s. The scammers seem to be asking for people's credit/debit card details. Fediverse admins will never ask for anything like that.
(Admins might call for donations with links to Ko-Fi etc, but it's not connected to verification and they would never ask for anyone's card themselves.)
Mastodon's actual self-verification system doesn't involve any payment cards or personal identity. It's also totally optional and mainly just for people who own a website: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account
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p.s. The scammers seem to be asking for people's credit/debit card details. Fediverse admins will never ask for anything like that.
(Admins might call for donations with links to Ko-Fi etc, but it's not connected to verification and they would never ask for anyone's card themselves.)
Mastodon's actual self-verification system doesn't involve any payment cards or personal identity. It's also totally optional and mainly just for people who own a website: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account
p.p.s. If you see any kind of scam on here, click ⋯ below the scam post and then "Report".
When you report a scam, make sure you select the option to anonymously forward the report to the origin server so that they can suspend the account itself. Suspending an original account is the fastest way of stopping scammers.
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️ If you see a post or DM saying "your account is currently suspended for verification purposes", do NOT click on the link. It is a scam.
Fediverse servers do not ask people to verify their identity. There is an optional self-verification system, but that's just for those who want to use it. No one is ever asked to do it.
If you are in ANY doubt about ANY official-looking message, contact your own server's admin directly using their public email address on your server's website's "About" page.
@FediTips too late, i clicked it, now I'm locked out of my account! What can I do?
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@FediTips too late, i clicked it, now I'm locked out of my account! What can I do?
If you ever have problems with your account, email your server admin on their public email address. This is in the "About" section of your server's website.
It is email so it works even if you're locked out of Mastodon.
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️ If you see a post or DM saying "your account is currently suspended for verification purposes", do NOT click on the link. It is a scam.
Fediverse servers do not ask people to verify their identity. There is an optional self-verification system, but that's just for those who want to use it. No one is ever asked to do it.
If you are in ANY doubt about ANY official-looking message, contact your own server's admin directly using their public email address on your server's website's "About" page.
@FediTips But it is a testament to the rising influence that the fraudsters think to come here right?
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@FediTips But it is a testament to the rising influence that the fraudsters think to come here right?
Possibly
Also it's possibly because of various governments currently trying to impose ID verification on social networks. Some countries use credit cards to do this.
If people see credit card verification mentioned in the news, they're a lot more likely to think this kind of scam is genuine.
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Yeah, it works totally differently to what the scammers are trying to do.
Self-verification works by linking to your account from your website in a certain format. More info at:
️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/It doesn't reveal your identity, it just confirms your ownership of a website or web page.
It also doesn't involve any kind of credit card, which is what the scammers are trying to get hold of. The posts I saw were trying to trick people into giving card numbers etc.
Oh I understand now I connected to my gravatar and that is why it shows up in green on my profile ...correct??
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️ If you see a post or DM saying "your account is currently suspended for verification purposes", do NOT click on the link. It is a scam.
Fediverse servers do not ask people to verify their identity. There is an optional self-verification system, but that's just for those who want to use it. No one is ever asked to do it.
If you are in ANY doubt about ANY official-looking message, contact your own server's admin directly using their public email address on your server's website's "About" page.
@FediTips what is the self verification thing anyway? I have yet to figure it out. Is it the equivalent of the blue checkmark on shitter
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@FediTips what is the self verification thing anyway? I have yet to figure it out. Is it the equivalent of the blue checkmark on shitter
I've done a guide to it here: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/
TL:DR - If you link to your website from your Mastodon account AND if you link to your Mastodon account from your website with a specific format, the link will turn green on your profile. This also works with two-way linking to accounts on some other platforms.
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Oh I understand now I connected to my gravatar and that is why it shows up in green on my profile ...correct??
Yeah, exactly, if you link in both directions with a special tag in the HTML code called rel=me it turns the link green as verified.
Rel=me was designed to be a general standard used by all social networks and sites so people could prove they were the same person on different platforms.
Unfortunately Google, Meta, Twitter etc refused to use it presumably because they don't like open standards
But Mastodon and some others do use it.
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p.p.s. If you see any kind of scam on here, click ⋯ below the scam post and then "Report".
When you report a scam, make sure you select the option to anonymously forward the report to the origin server so that they can suspend the account itself. Suspending an original account is the fastest way of stopping scammers.
p.p.p.s. Attached a screenshot of the latest version of this scam post. It's similar to the original but slightly tweaked.
It's a scam, it isn't really from Mastodon support. The scammers are trying to trick people into giving them their card details.
Genuine server admins will never ask you for card details.
If you see this scam, please report it straight away by clicking ⋯ under the scam post and then "Report". Make sure you select the option to forward the report to the origin server.
