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Important Warning to PoetrySoup Members Regarding Potential Fake Members

Blog Posted by Team Poetrysoup: 10/17/2025 4:52:00 PM

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Date: 10/18/2025 1:22:00 PM
lots of people aren't real
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Charlotte Puddifoot
Date: 11/2/2025 7:09:00 AM
and you own a motel...
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Tom Woody
Date: 11/1/2025 3:30:00 PM
My real name is Norman
Date: 10/18/2025 11:11:00 AM
Hello Thank you team player, I will keep an eye on it. If I see something I will let you know. thank you again. /Darlene/
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Date: 10/18/2025 10:25:00 AM
These fakers, just like the plagiarisers and AI users will get better over time. What we’ve seen so far are amateurs, wait till the pro groomers move in.
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Date: 10/18/2025 4:14:00 AM
I had a soup soup mail the other day from someone who said they enjoyed my work and wanted to further the chat. I said we could do this through this site on soupmail. When they wanted my email address I felt something wasn't right. Even more so when I tried to search for them on soup and couldn't find them. So yes, do be careful everyone. All the best xx
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Natasha L Scragg
Date: 10/20/2025 5:26:00 AM
Yes Heidi, with mine they complemented my stories. But because I have some up I was taken in but it was when they asked for my email address I thought something was up. And thank you team poetry soup for your vigelence and warning :-) .... Keep safe everyone. All the best xx
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Heidi Sands
Date: 10/18/2025 4:44:00 AM
Yes, the ones I received, 3 now actually, complimented my writing and wanted to discuss it further. It was suspicious that one complimented a poem, but did not comment on the poem. Another was obvious, complimenting a story that I hadn't written.
Date: 10/18/2025 3:47:00 AM
Yes, I received two soup mail like this. Blocked.
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Date: 10/18/2025 1:19:00 AM
I've been raising the awareness of sock puppets (multiple accounts - often bots) for some time now. These scammers are not only 'outsiders' as they seem to take over dormant accounts. As well as giving them legitimacy insofar as having a history of poems posted, it invites a level of trust even if subsequent poems are clearly plagiarised. I would like to add to your informative blog, TPS, that a favourite trick by scammers is to introduce themselves (often with personal information), enticing you to do the same. I would rather err on the side of bad manners and remove their comments and/or block them.
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Date: 10/18/2025 12:51:00 AM
I think the best solution is to block adds on the website because that's how these scammers infiltrate the page
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Tom Woody
Date: 11/1/2025 3:31:00 PM
Ouch!
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Beej Simrov
Date: 10/19/2025 2:38:00 AM
Something’s not adding up here
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Team Poetrysoup
Date: 10/18/2025 12:00:00 PM
Just as an FYI, advertising has absolutely nothing to do with what we are discussing here. There is zero correlation. We are assuming that’s what you mean by “adds.” If you mean, something else, can you please explain further? sorry…
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Karen Jones
Date: 10/18/2025 7:59:00 AM
I agree!
Date: 10/17/2025 9:47:00 PM
Yes. I had a few of those messages. I ignored them and blocked the sender. Thanks for the heads up.
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