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Erik van Straten<p>🚨 Identity fraud on Mastodon</p><p>Just a reminder that there is a lot of identity fraud happening on the internet, increasingly on Mastodon as well.</p><p>Often impersonators are easy to detect (like the ones below) - but sometimes existing accounts are taken over by criminals. Always keep in mind that someone on the internet interacting with you may (currently) not be who they claim to be.</p><p>This includes my account. If it does not sound like me, it may not be me. Having doubts and double checking are good habits. Reputation (good or bad) is a useful property for knowing who you're dealing with, and to help detect anomalies.</p><p>Accounts with a few or 0 followers, and hardly any or just plain pointless toots, may be bots or criminals coming after your money.</p><p>If someone appears to only follow random Mastodonts with lots of followers, either they're noobs or they're here with less friendly intentions. If they then start following possibly lonely people, they *may* be trying to gain their attention and trust - maybe for nefarious purposes.</p><p>🤔 Recently the following people started following the automated channel <a href="https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum/followers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseu</span><span class="invisible">m/followers</span></a>:</p><p>Kendal Jenner [1]<br>Jennifer Aniston [2]<br>Stephen King [3]<br>Keanu Reeves [4]<br>Keanu Reeves [5]</p><p>They all abuse the pictures of the real persons they impersonate (they're not just following the Auschwitz Memorial BTW).</p><p>[1] <a href="https://mastodon.social/@kendall01/following" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@kendall01/fol</span><span class="invisible">lowing</span></a><br>[2] <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Jenniferaniston123/following" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Jenniferanist</span><span class="invisible">on123/following</span></a><br>[3] <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Stevenkvng/following" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Stevenkvng/fo</span><span class="invisible">llowing</span></a><br>[4] <a href="https://mastodon.social/@keanureeves1928/following" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@keanureeves19</span><span class="invisible">28/following</span></a><br>[5] <a href="https://mastodon.social/@reeves001/following" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@reeves001/fol</span><span class="invisible">lowing</span></a> (screenshot below)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IdentityFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityFraud</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Impersonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Impersonation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authentication</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IdentityVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityVerification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Auschwitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auschwitz</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Doge unemployment ‘fraud’ discoveries are old finds from Biden era, experts say <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/16/elon-musk-doge-fraud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/16/elon-musk-doge-fraud</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Identityfraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identityfraud</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Report Warns of Rise in ‘Selfie Spoofing Scams’<br><a href="https://petapixel.com/2024/05/17/report-warns-of-rise-in-selfie-spoofing-scams-steal-selfies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2024/05/17/repor</span><span class="invisible">t-warns-of-rise-in-selfie-spoofing-scams-steal-selfies/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Selfie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selfie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spoofing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spoofing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IdentityFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityFraud</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Intelligent Identity Proofing Can Help Government Agencies Go Digital - While the implications of AI-driven solutions can be complicated, certain opportun... - <a href="https://readwrite.com/intelligent-identity-proofing-can-help-government-agencies-go-digital/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">readwrite.com/intelligent-iden</span><span class="invisible">tity-proofing-can-help-government-agencies-go-digital/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/intelligentautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligentautomation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/identityverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identityverification</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/documentprocessing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentprocessing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/identityfraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identityfraud</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/readwrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>readwrite</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/low" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>low</span></a>-code</p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>"The cases that have come to the attention of the media &amp; have therefore become sort of nationally known are only the tip of the iceberg. There are thousands of people who are <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/claiming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claiming</span></a> an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> and I would say most of them, a lot of them are <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/illegitimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegitimate</span></a> ” Teillet said. “According to professor Darryl Leroux, we’re talking over 100,000 people.”<br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9607344/calls-for-rcmp-to-investigate-gill-twins-claims-of-inuit-identity/amp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/9607344/cal</span><span class="invisible">ls-for-rcmp-to-investigate-gill-twins-claims-of-inuit-identity/amp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NativeMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pretendian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pretendian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FalseClaims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseClaims</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Misappropriation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misappropriation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NativeCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeCanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IdentityFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityFraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> of a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a> has <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/apologized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apologized</span></a> &amp; is taking a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LeaveOfAbsence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveOfAbsence</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/allegations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allegations</span></a> that she <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/falsely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>falsely</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/claimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claimed</span></a> to be <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a>, in the latest <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/highProfile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highProfile</span></a> case of apparent <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cultural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IdentityFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityFraud</span></a> .</p><p>Vianne Timmons, who is president of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MemorialUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MemorialUniversity</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Newfoundland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newfoundland</span></a> , said that she would be taking a six-week leave after the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBC</span></a>&nbsp;published a report last week&nbsp;questioning her claims that her father’s great-great-grandmother was <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Mikmaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mikmaq</span></a> .</p><p><a href="https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/vianne-timmons-canadian-university-president-indigenous-claim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amp.theguardian.com/world/2023</span><span class="invisible">/mar/15/vianne-timmons-canadian-university-president-indigenous-claim</span></a></p>