<![CDATA[⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least).]]>⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least).

It's probably best to just ignore these emails, report them as spam and do not click on any of their links.

They seem to be getting email addresses from websites mentioned in Mastodon profiles, if the site has a public email address. The spam assumes the linked site belongs to the account owner.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/87355f2d-fb73-4b90-a0fa-407e3c65e426/spammers-from-a-site-called-socialdb.xyz-seem-to-be-flooding-mastodon-members-with-emails-claiming-to-offer-sponsorship-opportunities-which-is-dubious-to-say-the-least-.RSS for NodeThu, 20 Aug 2026 23:56:16 GMTWed, 29 Jul 2026 21:40:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:01:50 GMT]]>@vfrmedia @oli @onepict

Yeah, their method is puzzling. They have only listed one of my accounts and it's the smallest one (fedi.garden).

Possibly they've got a queue to work through or something?

I thought at first it was a server setting protecting me, but that would prevent all my accounts being listed, not just some. Seems random really.

Also puzzling why they are focusing on Mastodon so much, they have fewer listings from Tiktok despite it being a much more influencerish platform.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117013999782205962https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117013999782205962Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:01:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:56:34 GMT]]>@EllenB @mask_bloc_montpellier @FediTips
I've just used their Contact form, which has a specific tick box for removing a listing, and a reason field where I cited the UK GDPR.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/phlash/statuses/117013990260360709https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/phlash/statuses/117013990260360709Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:56:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:19:01 GMT]]>@mask_bloc_montpellier How did you ask them? @FediTips

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/EllenB/statuses/117013134811842141https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/EllenB/statuses/117013134811842141Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:19:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:24:41 GMT]]>@FediTips
I got my congratulatory spam email from SocialDB this morning. They claim they have me listed in their site as a "Mastodon Influencer" 😵‍💫

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Zumbador/statuses/117012921143138427https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Zumbador/statuses/117012921143138427Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:24:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:09:44 GMT]]>@FediTips I dont even think a sponsored post on here would even work.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116641788383539691/statuses/117011682728983658https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116641788383539691/statuses/117011682728983658Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:09:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:31:48 GMT]]>@FediTips lol found the one impersonating me, this is super gross.
Thanks for the PSA!

What to do about it?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/papiris/statuses/117011297655717186https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/papiris/statuses/117011297655717186Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:31:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:36:38 GMT]]>@FediTips Ugh, found a copy of me on there as well. How do I remove that?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/EllenB/statuses/117011080717667307https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/EllenB/statuses/117011080717667307Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:36:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:51:43 GMT]]>@onepict

Yeah, I guess they are scraping anything visible regardless of its status 😦

They are also blatantly lying on their website, they say a "verified status" label is "where a creator connects their own account and opts in" but they've put it on loads of accounts that clearly haven't opted in.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117010904070297606https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117010904070297606Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:51:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:50:16 GMT]]>@FediTips Mira, al final al si es fraude @autumn64

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/codeDude/statuses/117010898369212871https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/codeDude/statuses/117010898369212871Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:50:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:41:26 GMT]]>@FediTips I found mine, by the looks of it they are scraping quiet public as well, not just the firehose.

@s0 is this a fedibro scraper candidate?

Scum utter scum.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/onepict/statuses/117010863635701015https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/onepict/statuses/117010863635701015Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:41:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:38:31 GMT]]>@FediTips Pretty much anything using the .xyz TLD is a scam

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ithoughtisawa2/statuses/117010852164410151https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ithoughtisawa2/statuses/117010852164410151Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:38:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:35:24 GMT]]>p.s. SocialDB.xyz also have a website which lists people from various social media platforms and implies that it represents them.

As far as I can tell they don't actually represent anyone, they just scrape profiles and put them on their website. Most of the people listed don't even know they're listed.

Please don't be fooled, no one is being paid to post on here, no one is doing sponsored posts.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117010839905800104https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117010839905800104Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:35:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:31:20 GMT]]>@Shdwdrgn @FediTips
I regularly update these on my own hosts too.
Check git.flossboxin.org.in/vdbhb59/hosts
The email list in particular for this.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.fbin.in/ap/users/115968153178175357/statuses/117006813131776295https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.fbin.in/ap/users/115968153178175357/statuses/117006813131776295Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:31:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:30:05 GMT]]>@FediTips
Suggest update the tags to mention it is about spam and scam. To reference easily.
Ohh and yeah I have been getting them too.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.fbin.in/ap/users/115968153178175357/statuses/117006808197778784https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.fbin.in/ap/users/115968153178175357/statuses/117006808197778784Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:30:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Spammers from a site called SocialDB.xyz seem to be flooding Mastodon members with emails claiming to offer sponsorship opportunities (which is dubious to say the least). on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:38:11 GMT]]>@FediTips Cool, this might be a good time to seed the spam trap on my mail servers...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Shdwdrgn/statuses/117005896379804162https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Shdwdrgn/statuses/117005896379804162Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:38:11 GMT