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Save me from the silver fox scammers

I don't do anything with my insta, because I work on Charlotte's she has more followers than I will ever have. However my twitter is another story and I get DM'd a lot, and then it's BLOCK! And I don't even have my photo for my avatar it's my cat Sherlock
 
Got a great one today from a 'David Williams'!! :eyeroll

(To be fair, I hear it's very hot on the other side of the world - it's winter here in NZ - so maybe he really does love his fan?) :dancebun

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I get nothing on my IG, guess I'm just as boring and uninteresting there as I am in real life. :rofl
 
How to tell if a friend request is a scammer... I don't do a lot on insta, but my fb gets a lot of faux suitors.

1) Starts their message with, "I hope I'm not bothering you with my friend request."

2) Avatar photo includes one or more of the following:
A stethoscope draped loosely around the neck
A golden retriever
A bomber jacket
A military uniform with a ton of stars, medals, honor cords, and stripes.

3) Background photo is
A sunset on a beach
An animal posed to look adorable
A grassy field
An inspirational quote.
An expensive car

4) Message includes a compliment such as, "You look like an angel on earth," or "Your posts are so compelling, I just know we need to be friends," or "I think you might be my soulmate.

5) Mentions that they are widowed, wealthy, god-fearing, or needing someone to shower with love.

6) Ends the message by asking you to friend request them, since they can't seem to friend request you.
 
I can tell you that the TLP IG page doesn't get these idiots filling the inbox so maybe it does have to do with the profile pic thing - clearly you look too irresistible Lynn (because you don't look gullible to me, but what do I know b/cos they drive me crazy on my own scrappy-pages-only account).
I have wondered whether I'm too cynical & should give some of these military, god fearing, medical specialists the benefit of the doubt, but ever since Vin Diesel followed me on Pinterest & then there was a run of 'official' celebrity scrap enthusiasts on my IG, i've become a blocker more than a poster. (I will add I am silently waiting for someone that's also part of the UN, NASA, Greenpeace or MENSA to want to follow my scrappy journey!)
 
bellbird said:
I can tell you that the TLP IG page doesn't get these idiots filling the inbox so maybe it does have to do with the profile pic thing - clearly you look too irresistible Lynn (because you don't look gullible to me, but what do I know b/cos they drive me crazy on my own scrappy-pages-only account).
I have wondered whether I'm too cynical & should give some of these military, god fearing, medical specialists the benefit of the doubt, but ever since Vin Diesel followed me on Pinterest & then there was a run of 'official' celebrity scrap enthusiasts on my IG, i've become a blocker more than a poster. (I will add I am silently waiting for someone that's also part of the UN, NASA, Greenpeace or MENSA to want to follow my scrappy journey!)
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:giggle irresistible to scammers? Why thank you .. I think! :flirty

Keanu Reeves is particularly persistent in trying to be my friend, he sets up so many different profiles to do it but I am playing hard to get.

Hilariously, I did once have a big Aussie celeb actually following me for a while till he did a clean out. It was after we had a genuine interaction but I am sure all my friends thought I'd fallen for a scam
:sense
 
Another give-away they are scammers is when they follow 500+ people but only 20 people (or none) follow them back. And they have less than 10 posts. You can see those stats even if their account is private.
 
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