MySpace helping scammers?

Jerlene · 11-26-2007

An Australian judge found out that someone had created a MySpace profile using his name and photos.

He contacted MySpace and they said it may be the first confirmed identity fraud case on their site.

When asked if they would get in contact with the real authors of the profile page, MySpace refused.

Is MySpace helping these scammers?

I know that they refuse to contact people who have been convicted of a crime generating from the site as well.

If they continue to do this, people will continue to be defrauded and killed even.

Steel_Angel1 · 01-17-2008

I do not think they are being killed.

I have recently contacted MySpace with profile theft and given them the url and everything require.

They get back to me saying "Can not find the profile sorry"

Did they even both to work? Is this what we can expect from them? Make millions from us but to lazy to answer a serious email! My god.

Gsim · 02-11-2008

Kinda weird...
im not sure why
it would be such a big deal?
i dunno

Foton · 02-11-2008

I agree that Myspace is helping hackers and scammers. I know that a couple of my friends' myspaces got hacked. For example, there are some pages where if you click their "avatar" or "picture", it will actually redirect you to a different site which looks very similar to the Myspace login page. Thus, it asks for your details. Once they get your details, they will post advertisements and stuff on your page as well as change the password.

Jerlene · 02-11-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gsim

Kinda weird...
im not sure why
it would be such a big deal?
i dunno

Your not sure why being scammed is such a big deal?

Loskas · 02-12-2008

Well, if the guy haven't proved his identity to Myspace, I understand, but if he does/has already, I wonder why Myspace doesn't do anything..

Jerlene · 02-12-2008

To protect their reputation. If they don't say anything the problem will go away. Maybe that's what they think, which is what a lot of people would.

melissa · 02-17-2008

I had been messaging with someone on my space when he started asking for money, he's in another country and now has three bogus accounts on my space, that I know of. Does anyone know what I can do about this. It's the typical I'll send you a check you send me the money, I'm in abad way kind of thing. I told him I reported him, and he is irate, but I don't know who to report him to. I even have a international number that I called and he answered.

Jerlene · 02-18-2008

You can report him to MySpace and get his accounts deleted. Maybe they'll even block his IP. You'd need to have solid proof though.

subesh · 02-19-2008

Real solid proof indeed. It still stumps me why someone would do this.

11-26-2007	#1 (permalink)
Jerlene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,167 Rep Power: 3	MySpace helping scammers? An Australian judge found out that someone had created a MySpace profile using his name and photos. He contacted MySpace and they said it may be the first confirmed identity fraud case on their site. When asked if they would get in contact with the real authors of the profile page, MySpace refused. Is MySpace helping these scammers? I know that they refuse to contact people who have been convicted of a crime generating from the site as well. If they continue to do this, people will continue to be defrauded and killed even. __________________ 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7

02-12-2008	#7 (permalink)
Jerlene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,167 Rep Power: 3	To protect their reputation. If they don't say anything the problem will go away. Maybe that's what they think, which is what a lot of people would. __________________ 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7

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Jerlene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,167 Rep Power: 3	You can report him to MySpace and get his accounts deleted. Maybe they'll even block his IP. You'd need to have solid proof though. __________________ 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7

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01-17-2008	#2 (permalink)
Steel_Angel1 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	I do not think they are being killed. I have recently contacted MySpace with profile theft and given them the url and everything require. They get back to me saying "Can not find the profile sorry" Did they even both to work? Is this what we can expect from them? Make millions from us but to lazy to answer a serious email! My god.

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Gsim Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Kinda weird... im not sure why it would be such a big deal? i dunno

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Foton Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	I agree that Myspace is helping hackers and scammers. I know that a couple of my friends' myspaces got hacked. For example, there are some pages where if you click their "avatar" or "picture", it will actually redirect you to a different site which looks very similar to the Myspace login page. Thus, it asks for your details. Once they get your details, they will post advertisements and stuff on your page as well as change the password.

02-12-2008	#6 (permalink)
Loskas Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Well, if the guy haven't proved his identity to Myspace, I understand, but if he does/has already, I wonder why Myspace doesn't do anything..

02-17-2008	#8 (permalink)
melissa Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I had been messaging with someone on my space when he started asking for money, he's in another country and now has three bogus accounts on my space, that I know of. Does anyone know what I can do about this. It's the typical I'll send you a check you send me the money, I'm in abad way kind of thing. I told him I reported him, and he is irate, but I don't know who to report him to. I even have a international number that I called and he answered.

02-19-2008	#10 (permalink)
subesh Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 1	Real solid proof indeed. It still stumps me why someone would do this.

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