Side note, but holy fucking shit?!!
Is Liam literally just an abbreviation of William???
How the flying fuck have I NEVER found this out before????
FFS what a fucking idiot 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Yes, Liam is essentially an abbreviation of William, specifically the Irish version of the name "Uilliam" which is shortened to Liam; making it a shortened form of the name William in common usage
We’ve called my brother Liam since he was born 60+ yrs ago, his legal name is William. Same name as my dad, who was always called Bill or Willie. Back then, I think only the Irish used Liam as a nickname.
On X/Twitter the scammers would use hacked profiles with a significantly higher number of followers, but on BSKy inactive or automated accounts are much harder to come by.
This is one of the more sophisticated ones, avoiding most of the mistakes that Neeson scammers make ... he'lll be back.
Thank you! It won't stop them from trying time and again, probably in other guises, but it at least slows them down.
BSky is significantly better in following up with reports than the other Social Media platforms, so this might actually send the scammers back to X/Twitterwhere they run rampant ...
I hope that the 3K followers are due to this being a hacked account that was revamped by a Neeson scammer. Otherwise these folks will have a rude awakening, once they've been scammed out of money ...
There's dozens of them, it's a game of Whack-A-Mole.
For every account I report and block, another one comes up.
I started keeping a list of (active) Neeson scammers. just to keep an eye on them. Did the same thing on Twitter years ago, but they rarely got removed.
Oh, it'll be even worse ... If you see the account and don't report it (or even worse: follow t), you indirectly give it legitimacy and will enable the account owner to scame unsuspecting folks out of money or get blackmailed.
Please take the few seconds to report and block. Thank you.
They usually use WIki or IMDB as go-to sources. This scammer is a bit more sophisticated, actually using a First Person approach to the bio ... some copy and paste line by line, Third Person inclued. ;)
Still, their arrogance leads to blatant mistakes that stick out ...
You don't fuck with Liam Neeson! And you don't fuck with Liam Nissan! If the imposters go away now that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will block you.
People get starstuck and don't pay attention to grammar or minute details. Some are foreign speakers, some just don't know things like the fact that he'd never use his title or full name ... If you see them, report the account to keep others from being scammed, please.
Thank you! While there's a good chance that this one (and his ilk) will be back, possibly in other guises, it slows them down.
BSky is significantly better at dealing with scammers, so maybe some of them will flee back to X/Twitter where they can scheme without consequences.
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https://bsky.app/profile/hunterw.bsky.social/post/3ld3dqwjb6k2r
Is Liam literally just an abbreviation of William???
How the flying fuck have I NEVER found this out before????
FFS what a fucking idiot 🤬🤬🤬🤬
(Finds wall, headbutts repeatedly)
Along with Xander.
Liam just never jumped out, it's almost too common to be looked into!
Sean is Irish for John
Or is it rhyming slang?
(no offence William, please don't use particular sets of skills on me)
This is one of the more sophisticated ones, avoiding most of the mistakes that Neeson scammers make ... he'lll be back.
BSky is significantly better in following up with reports than the other Social Media platforms, so this might actually send the scammers back to X/Twitterwhere they run rampant ...
I bet he's never even met Camry Diaz™️ or Chair™️.
Just block and move on. I swear I’ve blocked at least 1,000 so far.
For every account I report and block, another one comes up.
I started keeping a list of (active) Neeson scammers. just to keep an eye on them. Did the same thing on Twitter years ago, but they rarely got removed.
https://bsky.app/profile/oracle1978.bsky.social/post/3lco66hkikk2y
Apparently if he follows you, he'll track you down.
And he will kill you.
Please take the few seconds to report and block. Thank you.
Still, their arrogance leads to blatant mistakes that stick out ...
BSky is significantly better at dealing with scammers, so maybe some of them will flee back to X/Twitter where they can scheme without consequences.
Would want to impersonate you. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😬...lol