Isn't it a bit strange: Member since yesterday, no posts but 3000 followers?

[janosch@det.social]

Isn't it a bit strange: Member since yesterday, no posts but 3000 followers?
@FediTips ,
any option to check the "goodness" of such a profile?

[holger@mastodon.de]

@janosch that is not possible...

@FediTips

[dentaku@fnordon.de]

@holger @janosch @FediTips It is a bit fishy, but it would also look exactly like that if the account was recently moved to a new server.

[holger@mastodon.de]

@dentaku hmmmmm, … that is a good point. But it's weird to move an account and not post something like "Hi there, moving the account worked"... ‍️

@janosch Are the followers of this account “real”?

(I’ve seen a lot of new followers these days that appear suspicious, hence I’m in a bit of a “suspicious mode” right now)

@FediTips

[janosch@det.social]

@holger @dentaku @FediTips
I checked a few and yes: they seem to be "real".

I'll keep an eye on this at least

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@janosch @holger @dentaku

It's difficult to know what's going on without seeing the profile itself.

Some Fedi platforms give an incorrect "member since" date, this may be what's happened here.

For example some Fedi platforms give their "member since" date as the date when your server first noticed them, rather than the date when the account actually began.

The post number may also be either incorrect or else they've deleted their own posts.