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Hello world,

as many of you may already be aware, there is an ongoing spam attack by a person claiming to be Nicole.

It is very likely that these images are part of a larger scale harassment campaign against the person depicted in the images shared as part of this spam.

Although the spammer claims to be the person in the picture, we strongly believe that this is not the case and that they're only trying to frame them.

Starting immediately, we will remove any images depicting "Nicole" and information that may lead to identifying the real person depicted in those images to prevent any possible harassment.
This includes older posts and comments once identified.

We also expect moderators to take action if such content is reported.

While we do not intend to punish people posting this once, not being aware of the context, we may take additional actions if they continue to post this content, as we consider this to be supporting the harassment campaign.

Discussion that does not include the images themselves or references that may lead to identifying the real person behind the image will continue to be allowed.

If you receive spam PMs please continue reporting them and we'll continue working on our spam detections to attempt to identify them early before they reach many users.

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[–] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I can't believe I managed to never get one of these spam messages. I didn't even know what a Nicole was until the week or two ago.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't say it out loud! I said the same thing a couple weeks ago, and it's a weekly thing now.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beet....

Wait, what movie am I watching again?

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I heard people talking about it, but just got the message last week. It felt strangely like an initiation. There's even a link to a discord. I'm terribly curious what goes on there, but don't want to risk whatever possible ramifications of joining a prolific spammer's Discord server.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

… initiation? Reminds me of that cult who does this to lure people in.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think some people are taking a joke too seriously.

Wait, a cult sends spam to lure people in?

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yup. They use it for blackmail. It’s weird. Kids are also easily manipulated.

[–] linuxPIPEpower@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It felt strangely like an initiation.

don't mystify

[–] 9thDragon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Don't tell other people how to think.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yes. I too feel left out.

[–] DarthKaren@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I hadn't either. I received one a few weeks ago, after seeing this thread. Still no idea wtf is going on with it. I just deleted it.

I blocked them so many times. There's just always more.