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Baitball Blogger

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9. I think I know the cure.

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 11:28 AM

Jan 17

Facebook is passing on a lot of fraudulent ads, and I was very active with Paypal and other sources outside of Facebook to bring attention to the fact that Facebook continued to allow them to pass through, even after I alerted them every time.

Of course, I block everything objectionable.

I am probably flagged as someone that will seek remedies outside of Facebook, and I am almost never bothered with nonsense spam.

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I suddenly have become VERY attractive to young women on Facebook! [View all] 70sEraVet Jan 17 OP

It's a little suspicious, IMHO. Dave Bowman Jan 17 #1

You, my friend, have been swarmed by fembots EYESORE 9001 Jan 17 #2

they are bots.... nt Celerity Jan 17 #3

They're men in a "boiler room" using pictures of beautiful women... LuckyCharms Jan 17 #4

They're just bots Blue_Tires Jan 17 #5

I was going to guess that maybe, yagotme Jan 17 #6

I call those "honeybot accounts." There are rather a lot of old goobers on Facebook LeftinOH Jan 17 #7

Me too! Aristus Jan 17 #8

I think I know the cure. Baitball Blogger Jan 17 #9

You're getting the "Nigerian Prince" treatment. I get friend requests from wealthy widowed (always widowed)white men. LeftInTX Jan 17 #10

I get the same thing DiverDave Jan 17 #11

Who cares? Hey Baby, What's happening? Do you have a boyfriend? ☮ Just kidding, just kidding 😎 walkingman Jan 17 #12

This is ForgedCrank Jan 17 #13

Yikes! I block all of them. LeftInTX Jan 17 #15

That's the ForgedCrank Jan 17 #19

Yes, something similar happen to me several years ago. TexasTowelie Jan 17 #14

Same.... Happy Hoosier Jan 17 #16

Yeah, pretty common, that. MineralMan Jan 17 #17

catfishing? Beware!! Certainly nefarious bots NewHendoLib Jan 17 #18

The fem bots have had to up their game with me... Hugin Jan 17 #20

Haha 😄 still-prayin4rain Jan 17 #21