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Just got a message from her and I'm feeling pretty special! (I'm kidding!)

No, but seriously. Internet detectives, if you're out there — Where did she come from? Does anyone know where these messages first appeared?

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 10 points 54 minutes ago

I suspect Nicole is a similar sort of operation to Aidana the pretty lady dentist from Kazakhstan, only aimed at people who’d be more sceptical. So instead of stealing images from a fitness influencer, they got some from a more average-looking young woman and made up a story. If it’s like Aidana, there’s a guy somewhere (probably in the hinterland of Russia or elsewhere in the former USSR) whose day job is to string the people who reply along, lead them into believing they have a relationship with this lady, make sure they’re absolutely sure this isn’t a scam, and then pig-butchering them for all they’re worth.

[–] Glent@lemmy.ca 4 points 54 minutes ago

I wasnt even aware you could dm people on here until people started complaining about nicole

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] dawnslayer@kbin.earth 4 points 1 hour ago

Beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 hours ago

Toronto, IIRC

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

she claims to be from Toronto, but we don't not if true or even if that's someone else sharing her pictures, Lemmy is not that popular, so could be possible to impersonate and run unnoticed

[–] nickiam2@aussie.zone 4 points 2 hours ago

I got a message from Nicole too, would like to know where it came from

[–] gon@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago

I'm also rather curious about this...