Nicoled

The spammer really thought that posting an unsuspecting girl’s pics on the most wholesome place on the internet would get her hate. It got her a fanbase instead!

As it looks like the account names now have "real names" that dont really follow any order. The accounts now also come from bigger instances like sh.itjust.works

Edit: got the same one again, by the same account.

Edit: and i got a third one. Blocked the account now.

[https://friendica.world/photos/fediversechick/image/497847561167c62d697308f640584916 ](Friendica Picture)

Comparing the two images, you can see the big PF sign in the background + the red circular roof, same ceiling and general layout. This is the same building as is shown in the Friendica pictures.

This looks like some form a harassment campaign, and it's definitely not AI. My two cents is that the pictures on friendica are screenshots from a video call, a call which given Nicole appears to work in retail, is probably not being taken on the next gen camera, and may have been on data - hence the low quality.

That all said, it's good evidence that this woman is a real person, and that the name age etc are likely fairly accurate?

I don't have explanations for the PC video call images like at all. Although one thought I did have, is that this is a pig butchering victim, and they are now using her likeness to target others? Or as blackmail?

I found the attached image after a quick search.

Actually got three when I was scrolling through, but I didn't notice until after I took this.

I was wondering if it would ever happen. I feel like I'm a real lemmy user, now!

I thought she was just a myth. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get one.

The DM is now just an image, with the message text in the image.

This is most likely a way to circumvent automatic moderation.

Pretty sure I didn't get the message 3 days earlier tho

from Frida Rush Natalia

How are you doing,sorry if I’m disturbing in any forms. I’m just bored so i thought i should say hi hope you don’t mind?

Account (Banned)

It seems "Nicole" got competition

EDIT: https://kbin.earth/m/nicole/@feddit.org/t/1095706 also mentioned it

Putting the text in the image! Working hard to bypass those spam filters.

Just got a DM from a nicole account recently and it seems they've stepped up their game and are now using only images, no text, to prevent from being detected by automated systems, or having their links censored via the slur regex.

Today I received a DM from frida@lemmy.world and wonder if it is another Nicole type DM-wave or real (as real as random strangers on the internet can be).
Did someone else also received such DMs?

Message:

How are you doing,sorry if I’m disturbing in any forms. I’m just bored so i thought i should say hi hope you don’t mind?