"Just every week or month, there would be someone come across the page … It just got to the point where I kind of lost hope because it was still up and all these people had said they reported it," she said.Īccording to Professor Lacey, social media and online platforms are not doing enough to protect users, or responding fast enough when reports are made. Ms Maddin did the same and said she reported the accounts for weeks on end, but it took more than four months before they were eventually taken down. While Ms Laurie was able to have the fake account and website about her removed, she said the process was arduous and required the help of her family and friends. "One common methodology is baiting or having an image there that people want to click on, then take them to a website that might be malicious so that they can harvest their information." Content difficult to take down "Scammers are seeing that social media is a way to get access to the masses and convince them to do things that they otherwise wouldn't. "In terms of setting up fake social media accounts every hour of the day, it's that prolific," he said. Professor David Lacey, managing director of identity and cyber-support service IDCare, said it was a common tactic among fraudsters and the scam was targeting victims nationwide. For fake websites created via website generator Wix, file an abuse report here.īut instead, scammers have created fake websites imitating the recognised platform, in the hope of luring unsuspecting viewers and harvesting their credit card details.More information on scams are available on the Scamwatch website.The Office of the eSafety Commissioner can also assist with removal of illegal and harmful online content.For support and help to have an account or website remove contact national support service, ID Care.If you believe a criminal offence has been committed submit a report to ReportCyber which will be allocated to the relevant police jurisdiction.See details about content that violates Instagram's sexual solicitation policies.Choose 'It's Inappropriate', 'Report Account' and 'It's pretending to be someone else'.
Reports can only be sent by the person who is being impersonated or their representative, government-ID is required. Found a fake Instagram account of yourself? Report it to Instagram."And if my family members were to see it, or just everyone judging and thinking that it actually is me, when it wasn't." 'It's prolific'Īt first look, the fake social media accounts appear to navigate to a profile from an OnlyFans website, a platform well known among content creators who share adult-only photos, videos and amateur porn.
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