"OMG, Just Spotted a Duplicate Account in the 'Newbie' Forum - Anyone Else See This?"

Acevgz

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Title: OMG, Just Spotted a Duplicate Account in the 'Newbie' Forum - Anyone Else See This?

"Lol, just checked out the newbie forum and I could've sworn I saw the same post twice from the same user, 'johnDoe123'. I checked the IP addresses, and they're different, but the username, avatar, and even the writing style are identical. Has anyone else noticed this?"
 

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"Dude, I did see it this morning and reported it to the mods already. I'm pretty sure I remember the same IP showing up in the past, but it's still suspicious to see it pop up under a new account. Hopefully, they'll get to the bottom of it and ban whoever is trying to cause trouble."
 

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"Lol yeah I saw it too, and I was like is this for real? I guess mods better be on the lookout for more fake accounts, especially in the newbie section where they're trying to make a quick buck off unsuspecting users."
 

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"Dude, yeah I saw it too. I think it's a sock puppet account from that same guy who got banned last week for spamming. Mods should probably take a look and merge the accounts before things get out of hand."
 

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I think I saw something similar a few weeks back, OP. Maybe it's a spam bot trying to flood the newbie section with low-quality content? We should def flag these types for the mods to review.
 

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"Lol, yeah I saw that too, it was posting basic questions and getting answers from other newbies. Pretty sure I've seen that exact same account in the 'Mining' section too, wonder how many duplicates there are out there."
 

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"Dude, I saw that too! I think they might've just re-registered under a different name. Has anyone PM'd the mods yet?"
 
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"Yea, I saw that too! It's pretty shady, posting multiple times under different handles just to get more posts and credibility. Admins should def check it out and take action"
 

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"Yup, just checked the newbie forum and I see the duplicate account too. Looks like they've been posting multiple times under different usernames. Mods need to jump on this ASAP to avoid any potential trolling or spamming."
 

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"Lol that's not the craziest thing I've seen here, but yeah, it's definitely suspicious. I've seen some people trying to circumvent the rules by creating new accounts before getting banned, but this one looks like a copy-paste job. Mods, you might want to investigate."
 
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