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Musing about Fiverr...

by fluffythewondercat
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I ran across a job spec the other day where the requestor was asking for someone to programmatically create large numbers of fake Fiverr profiles, complete with profile pictures and email accounts. He suggested the successful applicant would use IP cloaking to avoid detection.

Which got me to wondering... Money laundering?

Assuming the fake profiles are used to create gigs and confederates are buying them (using more fake profiles), the "seller" would net $3.92 per, as we all know.

Like the nerds in _Office Space_, I don't know jack about laundering money, but I assume there's usually some overhead.

Can you see any flaw in this reasoning?

fLufF
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  • Profile picture of the author RRG
    Originally Posted by fluffythewondercat View Post

    I ran across a job spec the other day where the requestor was asking for someone to programmatically create large numbers of fake Fiverr profiles, complete with profile pictures and email accounts. He suggested the successful applicant would use IP cloaking to avoid detection.

    Which got me to wondering... Money laundering?

    Assuming the fake profiles are used to create gigs and confederates are buying them (using more fake profiles), the "seller" would net $3.92 per, as we all know.

    Like the nerds in _Office Space_, I don't know jack about laundering money, but I assume there's usually some overhead.

    Can you see any flaw in this reasoning?

    fLufF
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    Seems plausible. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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  • Profile picture of the author AmoooorLin
    It's true that people using money accounts on fiverr to duplicate their gig and get more orders...
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