Has anybody contacted George Brown University, particularly the Dean of the health sciences department? If "Nicole" actually exists, and someone is using her images without her knowledge, this seems like the quickest way to let someone know it's happening.
this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2025
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Hi, I'm Nicole! But you can call me the Fediverse Chick :D
For when you or others get nicoled.
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I did but I don't think they trust anyone telling them about some Fediverse with a Lemmy and some bots which post stuff about students attending the College.
Hey y'all, I know this theory might be a stretch, but remember that this could be someone using someone's name/face without their permission to harass them or frame them or something. Please just keep that in mind as you dig.
It probably is, it looks like a frame grab from a webcam video.
With what appears to be a bong in shot. I can't imagine someone using such an unflattering photo if they were using their own face.
This exactly tbh
Topic from the Matrix room:
I work at ***, *** ** **, Woodbridge, ON L4L 1A7, Canada. Come say hi sometime!
I work in the *** section, so just ask for Nicole!
Does somebody live nearby?
This is textbook internet harassment if this is a real place someone works, this is not good.
Seems like the "scam" may be a harassment campaign?
She is most likely the victim of a stalker who’s trying to get her harassed and possibly fired
This is creepy as hell.
So update, topic was removed.
Hello. My name is "unrealized". I have been nicoled. It has been one week since me last nicoleing. A number 36 this time, from lemmy.imagishpe.re. Thank you.
https://www.fortinos.ca/en/store-locator/details/0055 this seems to be the page for the store listed in the Matrix server description. The Matrix description really makes this seem like someone is doxxing her tbh.
I think is a funny meme and everything but I feel uncomfortable with people sharing her pictures. I doubt the real person on the pictures gave concent to this.
I just got nicole'd today. I am feeling honored, I never won anything before in my life!
There is some variation in a college/university name:
- George Brown College
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Extra photos:
Maybe we can get rainbolt involved?
Those all look like screenshots from a video call.
Just posting here as well to make sure it's documented.
I just got Nicole Classic™ without crypto links. I'm beginning to suspect there are Niclones out there as well
I also got a message today
Could you show the image url?
Got Nicole'd twice, last time ~a hour ago.
My guess is that the scammer is simply hitting random Fediverse people, with no meaningful pattern besides "some post/comment activity".
I've had three, all identical messages, all from different usernames and accounts. I haven't followed any of the links.
Has anyone received any kind of response from Nicole? Or unsolicited contact from anyone, anywhere else after being Nicole'd?
Everyone who got a Nicole message: Please get in touch here, you all might have something in common.
Got my first one today
I believe I have got three messages from Nicole, two in the last few weeks, one just this morning.
i get them every so often. This morning I had two
I got one, and I saw it being referenced somewhere else on some post, so I decided to search Nicole and found this community and your message then. Any idea what this means? What's going on haha
Received it after leaving a comment in gonewild. Prime hunting grounds for lonely guys I guess. Was my second comment ever and my first was way earlier therefore I'm sure that it was the gonewild comment that triggered the bot to send me the message.
I only got one after I mentioned somewhere that I hadn't gotten one yet. It wasn't immediately after, but close enough to make me suspicious.
I'm Nicole!
Im nicole
I got nicoled twice.
I'm at around 4-5 different ones, the first were "Nicolenumber", the last two a couple of random words like "againstendometr" and "heatenizedseared" How to report users?
got nicholed as well, mine was 76
I'm Nicole.
We all are Nicole on this blessed day.
Speak for yourself.
got hit twice. my only guess is I argue with Russian/Chinese bots
Idk, the Fediverse feels like it's a niche. Too much effort to scam small number of people.
Also, does anyone got reply from "Nicole" after the initial DM?
On the last couple months kbin.social was online, there was a lot of spam. Spammers just want any target, they might even see the fediverse as fertile new ground.
Which both don't exist anymore.
Got hit once by ,,her".