The only stranger on the Internet, my dear stranger, is YOU! You've been played! She was ALWAYS MINE!

Funnily enough, I had never gotten one on my old account which was >4 years old on .ml - but after I made this one on my own instance, in less than a day, I finally got one.

No con. That’s my girlfriend.

Honestly, no idea. Maybe it could be a test for future scams, maybe it could be a social experiment, or maybe its just a troll.

It's kinda like the "You Are An Idiot" virus.

Could be a friendica Ad.

Probably pig butchering but I'm not aware of anyone that's went in and came back with a story yet

I expect the software to improve. The "fediverse chick" spam is the perfect opportunity to test countermeasures.

DMs don't worry me that much, but botted content, upvotes and comments would kill the platform like any other.

Yea, that’s the thing that scares me

Perhaps a way to limit how fast new instances are able to post and tools to identify those causing spam

I've only got a Sara. She doesn't put nearly as much effort in.

Same! I feel like I’m part of the harem club now!

You may still be soulmates, but you're certainly not the one dating her.

Given that she looks pretty much the same in multiple outfits across multiple pictures, I would assume that they are stolen from some 2000s online site

The person and the background look too similar between photos for this to be AI. The person behind the scam probably searched the web, and stole this poor person's photos. Judging from the poor quality, I'd date it around ~2008

Yeah Nicole appears to be enjoying yonder broccoli

Bong or dab rig, definitely.

no, it's definitely a Florence flask, trust trust

For some reason I was thinking it was a test tube, but a bong seems more likely.

Also just saw that now!

Nicole seems to be experimenting.

Looks like a bong to me

We need a neverbrokeabone community for Nicole-less people.

I may not be the Fediverse Chick, but if it helps, I can DM you.

Do we love our girlfriend or what?

Hands off, buddy. She's mine!

I got my first one an hour ago, truly an honor.

I can forward you mine if you want

I keep blocking it, but...

Eyyy me too. I truly felt like I was a part of Lemmy finally

Me too! Am I finally part of the cool and hip Lemmy gang now‽

Got nicoled 3 times.
Does anyone know what the point is?

Cause she has a Lemmy platinum account.

Boost has not had an update since mid 2024. I think it's abandonware.

I managed to clear it by going to the tab left of messages tab and clicking clear all.

Anyone know why this message doesn't lose the "unread" tag. I'm using Boost.

Must be a Boost problem. File a bug report.

I'm on boost too. Hit the double checkmark icon, but while you're in the replies tab. Def some kind of bug.

I had to close the app and reopen it

Same.

I finally got it too. It feels like a rite of passage. You're not a full citizen until you got the DM.

Unfortunately, these images are almost certainly stolen. I don't imagine many people would consent to their photos being used in a spam attack.

That said, in the image you can see a bong, and from her face you can tell that she's high. So these are probably images/frames from a video that was deliberately taken to commemorate this person trying weed.

She's already a meme. Maybe in 20 years when the fediverse is popular, this will be a thing only us "old timers" know.

I sound like a grandpa now...

I just got this exact DM over night. Never heard of the nicole before. Is she here often?

She gives out massages? Damn, I'm missing out.

Damn, I feel bad for you. Now this doesn't mean that I'll allow you to make moves on my girlfriend, but I'm there for you.

With a happy ending?

Same hete, and I am fine with that.

lol same

Getting engaged after just one message seems a bit desperate.

I tried, but failed as the server didn't seem to exist.

It is showing that there's a lot of work to be done to deal with the spam issue. It's basically relying on every individual instance admin to moderate their stuff and defederate from other instances that drop the ball. If Lemmy gets big enough for spammers to really try to attack it, the admins will quickly get overwhelmed.

I got the first one yesterday and was mildly annoyed that you can not block the sender of a PM directly from your inbox - as you can with authors of post responses. Had to actually click that stupid profile (after reporting it) and block it from the profile page.

They must have more incels then they know what to do with at this point. Must be the FBI.

she sends us all DM's, thats the joke

from all different instances. its becoming a good meme. I suspect parsing the mod log for her name is a hoot

I doubt it, very little people would use their own image in a spam attack.

well as her best friend you should know that she's my girlfriend.

I tried the Matrix, it didn't seem to exist :/ Then I tried Frendica, and found out that my ISP blocked the main Frendica instance. I'm too lazy to use Tor and wait for the slower bandwith to load Frendica, or to find out other Frendica instances and search from there.

My gf, back off

Some spammer

Basically the first concerted spam/phishing attempt hitting lemmy, so this most certainly non existent lady is now a meme.

4th picture unlocked!

No. Nicole and I have pledged our hearts to each other. If you dare make a move, we'll need to throw hands.

she's watching you...

You have to light two candles, stand in front of your bathroom mirror, turn off the lights, and say "Nicole" three times.

Man, why do you have to be so mean to the Fediverse Chick :(

There are dozens of us

That's a bong. Note the curvature on the neck

This still comes off as misgendering. Maybe don't do that. She makes it clear that she uses feminine terminology even if she is spamming people.

I've got like 9...

i only got like 3

I answered it here.

I think it's Thunder

The day Nicole moves from DMs to posts is the day we all are in danger.

Probably the latter; the person, background, and outfit (when they didn't change it) look too consistent between images for it to be AI.

Why have you been messaging my girlfriend?

This is actually a really good question that I don't have the answer to lmao

Yes, but also no. Its a spam bot that basically sends a msg to everyone haha.
We just laugh with it hehe

I'd prefer if you keep her blocked and don't initiate communication with my girlfriend...

I tried the Matrix, it didn't seem to exist :/ Then I tried Frendica, and found out that my ISP blocked the main Frendica instance.

I tried the Matrix, it didn't seem to exist :/ Then I tried Frendica, and found out that my ISP blocked the main Frendica instance.

All I ever hear about Matrix is when they close another pedophile instance. I'm not saying everyone in Matrix is a pedophile, but every pedophile is on Matrix.

I'm pretty sure that's Thunder. I haven't tried it myself though.

I'm using Thunder. I switched to it from Voyager. I'd say Voyager is stable, but boring. Thunder, on the other hand, has more bugs, but is also more customizable and ultimately looks better.

Don't you dare insult my girlfriend! She said she'll go on a date with me!