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Steve in Colorado 🐏🏔️⛷️
@steveincolorado.bsky.social
Retired scientist & analyst, information & political junkie, backcountry skier, jazz listener, & life-long cat servant in Colorado. Was on Xitter. 🚫crypto 🚫MAGA 🚫porn. 🚫bio or 🚫posts = 🚫follow. All followers vetted. Some will be blocked. #GISchat
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🚩WARNING🚩 Scams are increasing on Bluesky. Before following, donating or DM'ing, first ask yourself, is this a scam? Does it pass the Duck Test? "If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck". Same for scams. See the latest scams: #SpotTheScammer
#SpotTheScammer
#SpotTheBot

FYI from BMS on the new huge multi-account Gaza scam botnet with 100's of bot accounts. bsky.app/profile/aaro.... Read both posts. They are on it. I have not seen any new ones. BMS may have nipped it in the bud. Thank you BMS!
Can’t see it but we got inundated with fake Gazan accounts this past weekend. I’ll try to put out a write up on the scale of the activity next month.
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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There is a new huge multi-account Gaza scam botnet with 100's of bot accounts that are being created as fast as they are being suspended. It is as big as the earlier @randomletters starving/sick kid scam botnet. BMS will get this under control, but they will need our help REPORTING.
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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@daniellalam3637.bsky.social - Probably romance scammer. Mostly follows men. Followed me. 269 following, 0 posts, registered 2 days ago. Media of Heidi Grant, former U.S. government military official pirated from Internet: www.af.mil/About-Us/Bio.... REPORT, REPOST, block!
www.af.mil
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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@saveabedc592.myatproto.social @saveabed8449.myatproto.social @saveabedcb6c.myatproto.social @savefamily021f.myatproto.social - New big multi-account starving in Gaza scam bot operation. Most about 1.5K following/registered 6 hours ago = BOT. REPOST, REPOST, block!
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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@savefamily403c.myatproto.social @saveabed6a99.myatproto.social @saveabeddc41.myatproto.social @saveabedf9e9.myatproto.social - New big multi-account starving in Gaza scam bot operation. Most about 1.5K following/registered 6 hours ago = BOT. REPOST, REPOST, block!
February 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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@savefamilyfd76.myatproto.social @savefamily0c3b.myatproto.social @saveabedd812.myatproto.social @saveabed3dc7.myatproto.social - New big multi-account starving in Gaza scam bot operation. Most about 1.5K following/registered 6 hours ago = BOT. REPOST, REPOST, block!
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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@saveabed7ed3.myatproto.social - New starving in Gaza scam BOT. 1.5K following, 6 posts, registered 6 hours ago. Same media pirated from the Internet as other *suspended* scam accounts. 1.5K following/registered 6 hours ago = BOT. REPORT, REPOST, block!
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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@juliet612john.bsky.social - New romance scammer. Only follows men. 120 following, 5 posts, registered 24 hours ago. Advertising Zangi private number. Stock photo of actress Jennifer Aniston pirated from Internet: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=.... REPORT, REPOST, block!
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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@daisycarolines.bsky.social - New sexbot advertising porn link. Registered 85 minutes ago. Reposted my posts. Part of new multi-sexbot campaign with identical pattern of reposting and porn link. 100's of reposts/registered 85 minutes ago = BOT. REPORT, REPOST, block!
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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@savefamilyc9cb.myatproto.social - New starving in Gaza scam BOT. 1.5K following, 2 posts, registered 10 minutes ago. Followed me. Media pirated from Internet: www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/displaced-... 1.5K following/registered 10 minutes ago = BOT. REPORT, REPOST, block!
Displaced in Gaza - Stuart's story
Every day, we grapple with the grim realities of displacement and constant danger.
www.feijoadispatch.nz
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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@m7m0dsfmlydg1008.gems.xyz - New starving in Gaza scam BOT. 1.9K following, 1 post, registered 3 hours ago. 1.9K following/registered 3 hours ago = BOT. REPORT, REPOST, block!
February 8, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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@misschunli.bsky.social - Sexbot/romance scammer BOT. Registered 86 minutes ago. Reposting my posts. 100's of reposts/registered 86 minutes ago = BOT. Same avatar and pinned post advertising porn link as account *suspended* earlier today. REPORT, REPOST, block!
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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@kathy34490-90.bsky.social - New romance scammer, only follows men. Followed me. 9 following, 0 posts, registered 86 minutes ago. Photo of porn actress Ava Adams pirated from the Internet: www.facebook.com/615756834876... REPORT, REPOST, block!
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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@mohmemhammadizadeh.bsky.social - New political bot. 7.4K following, 2 posts, registered 35 hours ago. Same as *suspended* @mohmohammadizadeh.bsky.social @mohammadizadehteam.bsky.social. 7.4K following/registered 35 hours ago = bot. REPORT, REPOST, block!
February 7, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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@forevergingerdad.bsky.social - Romance scammer, only follows women. Registered 12/22/2025. Sends women he follows creepy DM's. We need more people reporting this jerk. REPORT, REPOST, block.
#SpotTheScammer

I followed this account back because it seemed legit, seconds later I received this message 🙄 I reported and blocked the account
February 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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@catspice.bsky.social - New political/marketing bot. 35.1K following, 1.2K posts, registered 12 days ago. Followed me. 2 handle changes. Same repeated replies = bot. 35.1K following/registered 12 days ago = bot. 1.2K posts/registered 12 days ago = bot. REPORT, block!
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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@nettiejohnson.bsky.social - New romance scammer, mostly follows men. Followed me. 774 following, 7 posts, registered 1/15/2025. Media of Sarah Vandella pirated from the Internet: www.tiktok.com/@parrottlove... www.tiktok.com/@officiallsa... REPORT, REPOST, block!
TikTok video by Lora wendy
www.tiktok.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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@marget185678.bsky.social - New scam BOT. 12.6K following,4 posts, changed handle to @marget185678.bsky.social 18 days ago, activated 7 days ago. 12.6K following/18 days = BOT. Wants to DM with everyone. REPORT, REPOST, block!
January 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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@fergusonangie339.bsky.social: New sexbot/romance scammer, mostly follows men. Followed me. 13 following, 0 posts, registered 7 hrs ago. Media of Candy Robbs pirated from Internet: x.com/CandyRobbs/s... www.instagram.com/candyrobbs1/... www.tiktok.com/@candyrobbs?... REPORT, block!
x.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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@mycospot.bsky.social - Drug dealer scam selling LSD. Violation of Bluesky Community Guidelines Section 4. Follow the Rules, Subsection A. Regulated Goods & Services - prohibiting commerce in restricted items, i. Controlled substances, illegal drugs... REPORT, REPOST, block!
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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We need more people reporting @khylerii.bsky.social - new @randomletters starving/sick kid scam bot spamming 100's of accounts for money with Muslimgiving link. It has been over a day and BMS has not suspended the scam account yet.
#SpotTheScammer

@khylerii.bsky.social - New @randomletters starving/sick kid scam bot spamming 100's of accounts for money with Muslimgiving link. Media pirated from the Internet. Same scam, media, posts, spam after 100's of accounts suspended. REPORT, REPOST, block!
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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@carlosssgomessr.bsky.social - TOS/Community Guidelines violation. Posts with links to sell child porn on Telegram. Media pirated from the Internet: www.threads.com/@simplyxtrin... Same posts as *suspended* @carlosgomesr.bsky.social , @carlosgomessrr.bsky.social. REPORT, block!
Trina (@simplyxtrina) on Threads
where will you take me on our first date?
www.threads.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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@blackdoglover.bsky.social - New very obvious bot. 6.1K following, 6 posts, registered 5 days ago. *** 6.1K following/registered 5 days ago = bot *** REPORT, REPOST, block! #dogs #dogsofbluesky
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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@khylerii.bsky.social - New @randomletters starving/sick kid scam bot spamming 100's of accounts for money with Muslimgiving link. Media pirated from the Internet. Same scam, media, posts, spam after 100's of accounts suspended. REPORT, REPOST, block!
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM