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Top indicators that a "model" is just a scammer?
When receiving a friend request on Facebook or a new follower on Instagram, what are the key things you look for on their profile to determine whether or not it's a legitimate profile? Me: I look for dog and cat photos. Sep 03 23 07:26 pm Link I get a lot of cute, young Asian girls, often with their face not displayed in the photos. The photos are usually shot in sunny tropical locations, most likely the places in Asia they live near. Their profiles will say they're located in Las Vegas. Their first name is usually a hispanic male name... Hector, Fernando, Ricardo. (I guess those scammers don't know the difference between a female and male name.) Sep 03 23 10:35 pm Link Instagram: zero or low number of posts but following hundreds of people Sep 04 23 02:32 am Link Dan Howell wrote: Also IG: names with numbers behind them... Sep 04 23 05:31 am Link GSmithPhoto wrote: might want to update that assumption since that will exclude legitimate users too for the last several years Sep 04 23 01:05 pm Link Arizona Shoots wrote: On Facebook, first thing I do is look to see how many "friends" we share. Dog & cat pictures don't bother me. Instead I check out their postings. I'm usually the one sending a "friend" request, so I am suspicious of any one sending me one. If it seems like there are a lot of ads for web products, it's a hard "no" from me. Sep 04 23 03:22 pm Link Arizona Shoots wrote: One of the first clues for me if they have a number of images but no credited images or don't identify the photographer. Sep 11 23 10:02 am Link |