I started noticing suspicious accounts appearing on Mastodon. Following lots of people, barely any followers. Barely any postings.
As soon as you follow back, you get a generic private mention.
Smells like a scam artist trying to befriend potential victims. #mastodon #scam
Peter Prevos 💧🎓📊🇳🇱🇦🇺 /
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2024-06-09 00:06:48
Author Public Key
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wss://relay.nostr.bandPublished at
2024-06-09 00:06:48Event JSON
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