HODLr on Nostr: Yes. Some will be bots. Jack has a follower count of 200k+, so it is easy to very his ...

Yes. Some will be bots. Jack has a follower count of 200k+, so it is easy to very his npub against all the fake Jack npubs. I have certain ones, like Hidden Mind, for instance, who follow me every day. They use the same name/handle but spin up new npubs. Unfortunately, the best way is to verify their follower count and become familiar with scam bots and impersonator npubs. I used to @ the fake adam3us (npub1qg8…24kw) (or at least tag him) until I learned that @adam$us was not the actual Adam Back, creator of Blockstream. Generally, anither #nostrich will chime in with a “not the real Adam Back, bro”; and that’s the best we can hope for ATM.

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What’s the best way to tell if an account is a bot/scammer?

I got a lot of new followers today. Thank you! I noticed a lot of them post the exact same post. Almost like looking at the same account with different names and PFP’s. That seems like too much of a coincidence and a red flag.

Unfortunately, unless I can figure out a way to verify that these accounts are real people and not bots.. I cannot zap in good faith. Right now the easiest way for me to “verify” you’re real is if you’ve put up your own money for a check mark.

I wish it didn’t have to be this way but I’m sure I’ve sent to hardest money to ever exist to scammers and bots and that just doesn’t sit well with me.

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