Story time: I've had a few people recently message me regarding their strong suspicions that we had somebody impersonating (in their words catfishing) on aus.social.
While I couldn't find anything that proved one way or the other, I was able to directly contact the person via linked in of all places and confirm their identity.
This isn't a regular issue, but I hope it builds trust and safety on this platform. Thank you for people who raised concerns of the possible stolen identity, and thank you for the person for being understanding of our concerns.
Edit: that said, I think a few people got in contact with them directly, and spooked them away.... please just report these things and leave them to myself/mods instead of messaging people directly. It's the mods job.
#JustAdminThings