I got an anonymous text from someone who had matched my Seeking profile with my RW ID somehow. I don't know how -- possible some AI facial recognition software. as I never used pics on Seeking that I had posted anywhere. The text had my name, my wife's name, and screen shots of her and my SB profiles, and threatened disclosure unless I paid some money.
Funny thing is, I've never used my Seeking profile to meet anyone. I set it up when the SB kicked me to the curb but only lately have decided to banish the past and move forward, and I never got any decent hits, though a lot came for out of state or out of country.
I know a (very) few women through my business dealings who are destined for greatness and whose success I would love to be able to contribute to in exchange for holding hands across the table at lunch, a hug, or being able to put my arm around her in a movie, put I have no idea how to make that happen without screwing the interactions that are frequently the best part of my day. And I have no idea how to find these college girls in need of tuition money. I got lucky: The SB attended Tarleton State and wasn't a resident, lol.
Originally Posted by Sir Lancehernot
Well, do you ever get those emails from a bank saying your account has been compromised? I get a bunch of those and usually just ignore them because I know I don't have an account with that bank. But if you did, maybe you're going to get a bit nervous, hopefully not nervous enough to click on the link they helpfully provided. Mind you, if you opened the email and it downloaded the banks logo, that's enough to tell a scammer that the email is active (the reason some email clients don't auto-download images).
Now, once you have a name, it's probably not that hard to see if you have a spouse. If you can, have a look at that Seeking profile and make sure it's actually yours. However, since anyone can view a profile, they could potentially harvest a lot of images.
If this sounds like a lot of work for a scam, it probably is, though, as you said, AI facial recognition tools might make it much easier than a few years ago. I suppose if they get like 1% of guys to pay up, then it might be worth it. Maybe best to just ignore it, send the info to Seeking and delete your account. Interested in what others think about this?