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Old 02-08-2007, 06:42 PM  
Mr Bond
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Originally Posted by woj View Post
it's not exactly hard to scam someone, and then create a new profile and scam another person, and so on...
Yes, but similar to your Post Count here on GFY... you would be less trusting of a New Profile that has basically Zero Reputation.

Additionally, I would build a References List or Friends List (the same thing as a mySpace friends list).

If someone pulls up to you on a Profile with Zero or low friends... it would look basically the same as a Noob posting here with a post count of 10.

Here on GFY... chances are... your going to take someone with a high post count more seriously then a Noob with a post count of 10.

These are some of the same strategies used by Google
- Domain Age = Profile Age
- Domain Reputation = Profile Reputation: Positive or Negative Comments
- References (from other domains) = Profile Friends/Associations

* Things that are Very Difficult to Repeat as a Scam/SPAM artist


I think most people here are already doing this - but just keeping track in their heads.

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