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Fake profiles flooding site

By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Tried to contact the admin about this but I've never had a reply, the amount of fake profiles on here is ridiculous! Surely it's time for the site too go photo verified only? Sort it out admin!

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By *s.KerryTV/TS over a year ago

Blackpool

Admin don't generally reply to messages unless appropriate I believe. As for fakes, everyone has their own definition of a fake, and that might not be the case anyway as many long standing members on here are not picture verified. These picture's can be faked easily too so it wouldn't prove anything in my opinion

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By *tingly ByronMan over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

"Tried to contact the admin about this but I've never had a reply, the amount of fake profiles on here is ridiculous! Surely it's time for the site too go photo verified only? Sort it out admin!"

Define a fake profile.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

If you look at the new members, there seems to be a bot creating profile after profile with similar names or ones advertising external sites is what I mean. I think requiring everyone to be photo verified would be a good thing to have anyway

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By *udewhennudeMan over a year ago

newport

"If you look at the new members, there seems to be a bot creating profile after profile with similar names or ones advertising external sites is what I mean. I think requiring everyone to be photo verified would be a good thing to have anyway"

I know the ones you mean. There’s no need for photo verification, just block newbies and unverified, the problem almost resolves itself. The remainder are fairly easy to sort out between fake and genuine.

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By *est Wales WifeCouple over a year ago

Near Carmarthen

There are also many, many profiles using photos taken from the internet. Often I report dozens of them (after a reverse image search) but often the photos are not removed and the profile usually remains.

If a profile is clearly using stolen photos it is fake in my book and the profile should be at least suspended and removed if the photos are clearly not theirs.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I totally understand what you are talking about. Yesterday there where dozens that suddenly appeared. Very obvious fakes. Computer genarated usernames, photos showed up on loads of other sites in a Google image search, no profile text except some that tryed to direct you to another Web site, name on profile was male.

There was loads all the space of about an hour. I reported loads and to fair they were removed very quickly.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Even some giving snapchat names, then when you add on snapchat you find they are a monthly subscription to see more type

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By *tingly ByronMan over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

"There are also many, many profiles using photos taken from the internet. Often I report dozens of them (after a reverse image search) but often the photos are not removed and the profile usually remains.

If a profile is clearly using stolen photos it is fake in my book and the profile should be at least suspended and removed if the photos are clearly not theirs."

Because a photo appears on the internet doesn't in itself mean the profile is fake.

Unless it's George Clooney or Elisabeth Hurley, in which case it's pretty obvious.

Got to be honest, I've not seen a profile like anyone here's described.

As someone else said, just block new profiles, unverified profiles, not site supporter profiles and the problems gone.

Do report if suspicious though.

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By *entleman55Man over a year ago

S’th West Mc/r

Just report them OP.

I think admin have enough issues at the moment.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Just report them OP.

I think admin have enough issues at the moment. "

This is an issue and reporting them is a priority!

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By *onny1208Couple over a year ago

Huddersfield

Been on for years never experienced it.... are you a fake ?

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By *entleman55Man over a year ago

S’th West Mc/r

"Just report them OP.

I think admin have enough issues at the moment.

This is an issue and reporting them is a priority! "

I agree totally Lorna...but there is a lot going on at the moment.

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

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They are bots/ spammers...Admin are aware and have things in place to sort it. You can help by reporting any that they miss/havn't been picked up

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By *entleman55Man over a year ago

S’th West Mc/r

"They are bots/ spammers...Admin are aware and have things in place to sort it. You can help by reporting any that they miss/havn't been picked up"

Will do and thank you for your update at this busy time.

Gent

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"They are bots/ spammers...Admin are aware and have things in place to sort it. You can help by reporting any that they miss/havn't been picked up"

I reported a load yesterday and admin removed them very quickly.

I noticed that most of the suspect profiles had a little note from admin saying if you suspect this profile please report, is this a new feature?

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By *entleman55Man over a year ago

S’th West Mc/r

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By *entleman55Man over a year ago

S’th West Mc/r

"They are bots/ spammers...Admin are aware and have things in place to sort it. You can help by reporting any that they miss/havn't been picked up

I reported a load yesterday and admin removed them very quickly.

I noticed that most of the suspect profiles had a little note from admin saying if you suspect this profile please report, is this a new feature? "

That’s been there for a while Lorna x

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"They are bots/ spammers...Admin are aware and have things in place to sort it. You can help by reporting any that they miss/havn't been picked up

I reported a load yesterday and admin removed them very quickly.

I noticed that most of the suspect profiles had a little note from admin saying if you suspect this profile please report, is this a new feature?

That’s been there for a while Lorna x

OK. Thanks.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Not another thread about fake profiles..

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Not another thread about fake profiles..

Well it's been a really big issue the last couple of days so it's hardy surprising.

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By *tingly ByronMan over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

How are you all finding them?

Serious question. I don't think I've ever found one.....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"How are you all finding them?

Serious question. I don't think I've ever found one.....

Exactly....how do you suddenly find so many??

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"How are you all finding them?

Serious question. I don't think I've ever found one.....

I don't normally look at many profiles but yesterday I was having a rare look at new photos and it was one after another. I reported as many as I could and fab removed them. They were scammers and bots.

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By *litterbabeWoman over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

How does a bot set up profiles? It's a serious question as I really don't know, and what is the point of it doing it?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"How does a bot set up profiles? It's a serious question as I really don't know, and what is the point of it doing it? "

Iv no idea. Some of the ones I saw were trying to get you to go to another site.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Tried to contact the admin about this but I've never had a reply, the amount of fake profiles on here is ridiculous! Surely it's time for the site too go photo verified only? Sort it out admin!"

They ain't got time to fix that just report it. How you know they are what you say you assume they could be?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I remember a few years back that I found hundreds of fake profile. You knew from their strange profile names in sequences of random letters, not photo and again almost empty profile content.

They could be found by typing in a particular word in the web page after /profile/....

This was reported and what happened was that /profile/ search line was removed by admin.

Many of the profiles were still present as I'd screenshot a list of them. These were removed after a while.

It was very strange how admin handled it imo. I couldn't search for them any more."

How do you know it's fake?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I remember a few years back that I found hundreds of fake profile. You knew from their strange profile names in sequences of random letters, not photo and again almost empty profile content.

They could be found by typing in a particular word in the web page after /profile/....

This was reported and what happened was that /profile/ search line was removed by admin.

Many of the profiles were still present as I'd screenshot a list of them. These were removed after a while.

It was very strange how admin handled it imo. I couldn't search for them any more.

How do you know it's fake?"

So the ones that cropped up yesterday all had computer genarated names, all very attractive young women who had only been on the site less than an hour, all had face photos that came up in Google search as from other websites and in the details it was a man's name and then had a website like to another site.

But admin dealt with mist of them very quickly.

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By *j_markCouple over a year ago
Forum Mod

Totteridge/Whetstone

Most are suspended within a few minutes automatically but if you see them please report them

Admin

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By *entleman55Man over a year ago

S’th West Mc/r

Yes I reported a couple last night.

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By *SAchickWoman over a year ago

Hillside desolate

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

Just looked at new women. They are literally joining by the minute and promoting another site. Tried reporting some but oddly saying the Captcha code is wrong, that I'm inputting, it's not

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Just looked at new women. They are literally joining by the minute and promoting another site. Tried reporting some but oddly saying the Captcha code is wrong, that I'm inputting, it's not"

Iv reported a few but they are delt with by admin very quickly.

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

"Just looked at new women. They are literally joining by the minute and promoting another site. Tried reporting some but oddly saying the Captcha code is wrong, that I'm inputting, it's not

Iv reported a few but they are delt with by admin very quickly.

Yes look like a few have gone Lorna

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By *mmmMaybeCouple over a year ago

West Wales

We've always thought this & people always come back with "I don't want my face on here" etc. Thing is it doesn't have to be your face just your bod holding up your username.

Than again why would admin sort it, most are single women so dragging in more paying men & couples.

Might even be the sites own not creating them? Who knows....

But blocking newbies & unverified is the way forward, unless of course you think every newbie is a naive virgin & ripe for the taking.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

We've always thought this & people always come back with "I don't want my face on here" etc. Thing is it doesn't have to be your face just your bod holding up your username.

Than again why would admin sort it, most are single women so dragging in more paying men & couples.

Might even be the sites own not creating them? Who knows....

But blocking newbies & unverified is the way forward, unless of course you think every newbie is a naive virgin & ripe for the taking.

S "

I would highly doubt that its the sites doing as the profiles in question are removed very quickly.

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By *aughty monkey31Man over a year ago

Walsall

If a profile is clearly using stolen photos it is fake in my book and the profile should be at least suspended and removed if the photos are clearly not theirs."

What tool or site do you use to reverse image search? There is a profile I'm not sure about that I want to check out.

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By *mmmMaybeCouple over a year ago

West Wales

If a profile is clearly using stolen photos it is fake in my book and the profile should be at least suspended and removed if the photos are clearly not theirs.

What tool or site do you use to reverse image search? There is a profile I'm not sure about that I want to check out. "

Google image search is one, Tineye or something was another.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Tried to contact the admin about this but I've never had a reply, the amount of fake profiles on here is ridiculous! Surely it's time for the site too go photo verified only? Sort it out admin!"
totally agree. Especially the men posting internet pics of massive cocks and male models.

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

They are flooding in again, reported some, can't keep up with them!

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By *nnnikCouple over a year ago

Walsall

Ip address.... Why can't they use that so then they know who keeps on coming back an faking it???

Titch x

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

"Ip address.... Why can't they use that so then they know who keeps on coming back an faking it???

Titch x"

I don't know. It's a nightmare, as quick as I report one, another 2 pop up! I've given up now.

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

Think admin are on it

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By *j_markCouple over a year ago
Forum Mod

Totteridge/Whetstone

"Ip address.... Why can't they use that so then they know who keeps on coming back an faking it???

Titch x"

Why? Spammers use a different IP address every single time.

We suspend many, many 100s, automatically, daily. If you see some that slip through the net, hit REPORT and helps us track new ones

Admin

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Fake profiles will always be created but maybe stricter photo checking before allowing it to be published would help,

When photos of cakes, posters, and objects get by the volunteer mods it does seem the admin are overwhelmed sometimes.

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire

If a profile is clearly using stolen photos it is fake in my book and the profile should be at least suspended and removed if the photos are clearly not theirs."

So what's photo verification about if its doesn't stop fake profiles being created?

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By *nnnikCouple over a year ago

Walsall

How about a 10 minute porn clip of both male and female doin the nasty ? Ring fence single males. Charge for acess to the site BOOM !

nik

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By *ultry SuccubusTV/TS over a year ago

London&Dublin

"How are you all finding them?

Serious question. I don't think I've ever found one.....

Exactly !!

I guess because I block all newbies.

I just report any suspicious profile and let admin handle it. I keep reporting if the profile is still around (especially if the images are found elsewhere on reverse search).

It might take time because they are inundated with other reports as well but being here for years, I know admin is doing their job as best as they can.

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

I hadn't come across any until someone mentioned fake womens profiles. Went on browse and new women and there were 6 or 7 new profiles advertising other sites and as quick as I could report them , more were loading up.

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By *illupMan over a year ago

Stoke-on-Trent

"Tried to contact the admin about this but I've never had a reply, the amount of fake profiles on here is ridiculous! Surely it's time for the site too go photo verified only? Sort it out admin!"

absolutely

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By *amissCouple over a year ago

chelmsford

"Tried to contact the admin about this but I've never had a reply, the amount of fake profiles on here is ridiculous! Surely it's time for the site too go photo verified only? Sort it out admin!

absolutely"

Admin won't reply, but they are taking them down.

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By *he Hussy and The VoyeurCouple over a year ago

Somewhere Only We Know

Something we thought of when the new video option was available, was to upload a video of the users writing down their username and showing it to the camera for a proper validation.

There could be video moderators that are specifically for video verification.

It would reduce but not eliminate most of the fake profiles.

It's such a good site it seems a shame to have people abuse and ruin it for genuine users.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Interesting?

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By *ultry SuccubusTV/TS over a year ago

London&Dublin

"Something we thought of when the new video option was available, was to upload a video of the users writing down their username and showing it to the camera for a proper validation.

There could be video moderators that are specifically for video verification.

It would reduce but not eliminate most of the fake profiles.

It's such a good site it seems a shame to have people abuse and ruin it for genuine users."

Wow that is a very good one.

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By *agic-massageCouple over a year ago

Colchester

It's a joke. I report them to admin who block me from sending the person any messages then do nothinh about it as the picture I reported is still up 3 days later. As I checked on my gf account.

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

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Why would you want to send a "fake" person messages?

Depending on why you think the person is fake depends on what happens when Admin look at the report. Everything has to be verified before any action is taken and the proof obviously has to be on this site or they can't verify.

Admin do get 100's of reports a day so it can take up to 48 hours or even longer if busier than usual so please be patient.

I will paste onto the next post what Admin say they do with reports

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

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Here is an explanation from Admin from another thread on how they deal with reports.

******Just a quick note. If people report others and we can verify that they have broken site rules, we always take action (either a first and final warning, partially suspended account, fully suspended, mixture of the above).

Every single report sent via the REPORT link is reviewed. Clearly it's not in our interests to have people on here who are bad for the site. Equally we need to verify what has been reported and be fair to those who have been reported.

Admin

PS. we never provide feedback on what has happened. It's just not practical given that we get 100s of reports a day.

Here is what the page says after a report has been submitted:

Your feedback has been saved.

A website admin will shortly review your feedback and take the necessary action. After reviewing the evidence available to us, we may disable an account, remove a user, disable certain aspects of that user's account or issue a warning.

By leaving feedback you help improve the site for everyone who uses it. Thank you.******

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