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RE: Phishing reported - Scammers use account's profile

in #steemit7 years ago

This is getting out of hand. I'm grateful for all you do and your updates, and those of others who come across these phishing schemes, but is there truly nothing else that can be done? If these folks aren't brought up on charges for attempting to steal or actually succeeding in hacking accounts, they will continue to come back.

I've heard that accounts can't be shut down. Is that an ethical standard, or is that code? Surely, if the former, phishing reaches whatever standard there must be for shutting down accounts. If the code won't allow, then we need to seriously petition for it to be added for criminal activity.

These folks will just become bolder and more sophisticated in what they do. They will always be one step ahead, and they will only have to win once. There's no way we can expect all of us to be 100% vigilant, especially the newbies. Without some kind of central alert system, these warnings go largely unseen by even the regularly active users.