CAUTION: SCAM ALERT ON STEEMIT. STEEMIT.CHAT BECOMING A SCAM GROUND OR SOCIAL GROUND?
Hi steemians,
It has always being a great pleasure posting alongside great steemians and friends, and most importantly it is a great honour to be a steemian.
With so much joy and happiness, I have always seen this platform as my secondary home where I will always do anything in my power to protect its image.
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My home My pride
What posses the threat to **my home** (STEEMIT) other than individuals who are not welcome in **my home** (STEEMIT)?
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One can easily describe an unwanted guest as an imposter or a fraudster due to the inappropriate procedure of exploiting another person's possession.
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This has become a way of life for some individuals who I think are not suppose to be on this platform. Using our steemit.chat as a ransom ground. Exploiting steemit.chat is like robbing we the faithful steemians off our place of relaxation and socialization.
Recently, I got a message from an imposter who tried to impersonate a well-known steemian, the person of @gavvet, whom I believed to be in his place of work or fun without any knowledge of someone who is trying to steal his identity in order to rob people of their hard-earned SBD.
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This platform was built on trust and dignity, not theft and impersonation. The above screenshot from my computer was just the beginning of an imposter who stole the identity of a well-known steemian, a person of @gavvet.
The chat got more interesting when this followed;
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I got to see that the person chatting with me was an imposter when I saw this;
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My good Lord, this is a very good imposter who is good at what he/she is doing.
Please everyone, I want you all to join me to "SAY NO" to these bad influnces on steemit. You can all easily know an impster with the above chat pictures, and most importantly, most of their identity ends with a full-stop in front of their names.
To all TOP STEEMIANS like @gavvet, @neoxian @sweetsssj, @donkeypong, @maryfavour, @surpassinggoogle, @stellabelle, @dragonslayer109, @papa-pepper @kingscrown and other lovely steemians and curators, I urge you all to stay at alert for these imposters are of bad minds and influence in this community.
I hope a solution to this dilemma will be reached soon.
Thank you for reading.
It's your friendly knight @bat-junior
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similar experience with @curie..but i think the nigeria tag attracts these low lifes.
This is not a matter of tags, don't be a racist, dear Steemian. Nothing in this word is 100%. So far, there is money making opportunity in Steemit, it will always attract both the good and bad. But we should should concentrate in clipping the feathers of the bad while ensuring that the door remains open for the good. Reprimanding one country as sole culprit is the height of recism which the just and civilized world abhors.
@eurogee
I am Nigerian and i represent Nigeria and Africa around the world in eruditic circles. I had no intent of being racist, however, we must understand that communication is a two way street and the way its perceived sometimes is the undoing of the message. My assertion was based on my experience on here. Speaking it is also part of the measure to clip the feathers. Our reputation for internet scam precedes us, and I have suffered and had to defend my dear country on firsthand notes. Ever heard of Einsteins quote: "Nationalism is an infantile disease..."?
You are right dear friend. But you have misjudged me.
Scam on steemit is not based on any tag used, thanks for your insight on this but let us not build a barrier between all steemians. All we should be thinking about now is how to tackle this issue. @eurogee had said it all.
Thanks for this brother. Appreciate and do remain blessed
You are welcome @eurogee. Let us all be vigilant.
That is not the real gavvet. @gavvet can never ask for money for upvotes.
That's what I am saying bro. @gavvet and others should tackle this imposters. They are growing rapidly.
Well spotted, yes, smart to ask him to verify himself on steemit. Steemit chat is not on the block chain and is thus a weak link when it comes to scams.
Long ago I verified myself that Neoxian in steemit is the same as Neoxian in steemit chat.
Thank you for this insight. Verifying one's username on both platforms is the best idea. Thanks for that @neoxian. I hope others do the same.
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