Massive Fake abuse and multi accounting Timmendorfer Strand
Title of the wayspot: below
Location: below
City: Timmendorfer Strand
Country: Germany
Additional information:
All signs are faked, sadly I **** have pictures of all of the POIs based on a lack of time and internet connection. However, all of the POIs are created by one and the same person using multiple Ingress accounts. Those accounts are all named after his main account name "MODchilly".
All of those Ingress accounts are lvl 10 and never did something more other than probably win trading. There are more of such accounts there, but they got different names.
All sure fakes:
Infotafel Wildbirne https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.999835,10.772303&z=17&pll=53.999835,10.772303
Infotafel Elsbeere https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.999454,10.771667&z=17&pll=53.999454,10.771667
Infotafel Photosynthese https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.999721,10.771024&z=17&pll=53.999721,10.771024
Infotafel Heimische Fledermäuse https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.999862,10.770517&z=17&pll=53.999862,10.770517
Infotafel nahrung der Fledermäuse https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.000015,10.769963&z=17&pll=54.000015,10.769963
Infotafel Winterlinde https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.000473,10.768604&z=17&pll=54.000473,10.768604
Infotafel Abdruck https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.000656,10.767705&z=17&pll=54.000656,10.767705
Infotafel Gleditschie https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001186,10.766786&z=17&pll=54.001186,10.766786
Wolfsrudel https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001753,10.765386&z=17&pll=54.001753,10.765386
Infotafel Rotbuche https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002479,10.767138&z=17&pll=54.002479,10.767138
Infotafel Österr. Schwarzkiefer https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003482,10.76712&z=17&pll=54.003482,10.76712
Infotafel Einheimische Singvögel https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.004081,10.767185&z=17&pll=54.004081,10.767185
Infotafel Wildschwein https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.004493,10.767231&z=17&pll=54.004493,10.767231
Infotafel Sitkafichte https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.00435,10.767837&z=17&pll=54.00435,10.767837
Infotafel Waldtiere https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.005119,10.767224&z=17&pll=54.005119,10.767224
Infotafel Gemeine Esche https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.006011,10.767303&z=17&pll=54.006011,10.767303
Infotafel Singdrossel https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.006832,10.767287&z=17&pll=54.006832,10.767287
Hase im Holz https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.007007,10.76822&z=17&pll=54.007007,10.76822
Kreis Ostholstein https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.00761,10.76847&z=17&pll=54.00761,10.76847
Mein Waldschatz https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.006065,10.769001&z=17&pll=54.006065,10.769001
Spielplatz am Waldes Rand https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.005714,10.769855&z=17&pll=54.005714,10.769855
Infotafel Schlehdorn https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.00521,10.769327&z=17&pll=54.00521,10.769327
Naturwald https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.004656,10.769606&z=17&pll=54.004656,10.769606
Infotafel Große Küstentanne https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.004329,10.769882&z=17&pll=54.004329,10.769882
Infotafel Alte Bäume https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.004069,10.769893&z=17&pll=54.004069,10.769893
same POI: https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.013545,10.760545&z=17&pll=54.013545,10.760545
Infotafel Douglasfichte https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.004024,10.769182&z=17&pll=54.004024,10.769182
Infotafel Spitzahorn https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003322,10.769888&z=17&pll=54.003322,10.769888
Infotafel Weißerle https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002887,10.770166&z=17&pll=54.002887,10.770166
Insektenhotel https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002395,10.770392&z=17&pll=54.002395,10.770392
Infotafel Roterle https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001815,10.770358&z=17&pll=54.001815,10.770358
Infotafel Welche Folgen hat das Waldsterben https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002037,10.771202&z=17&pll=54.002037,10.771202
Wappen der Freude https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001358,10.770743&z=17&pll=54.001358,10.770743
Infotafel Feldahorn https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001068,10.770619&z=17&pll=54.001068,10.770619
Infotafel Feuersalamander https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001136,10.770092&z=17&pll=54.001136,10.770092
On those POIs, I don't have pictures of the direct location due to a lack of internet connection. I made a few pictures while walking down the path:
(will follow soon based on character limit)
Comments
Thanks for flagging, @LukeAllStars-PGO! I've escalated your report internally for review. We will follow up as soon as we have more information to share. Thank you!
Time for Part II:
The pictures I teased in the discussion:
The whole area had exactly one correct POI which was a sign.
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.000698,10.766096&z=17&pll=54.000698,10.766096
BIG APPLAUSE FOR THIS POI!!!
Now further to the POIs I don't have any good pictures for which are still fake or most likely to be fake:
Infotafel Waldtiere https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002071,10.771955&z=17&pll=54.002071,10.771955
Infotafel Korbweide https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001701,10.772506&z=17&pll=54.001701,10.772506
Aussichtsturm https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001499,10.771671&z=17&pll=54.001499,10.771671
Infoschild Gemeiner Weißdorn https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003814,10.770956&z=17&pll=54.003814,10.770956
Infotafel zur Europäischen Lärche https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003684,10.771439&z=17&pll=54.003684,10.771439
Infotafel Fitislaubsänger https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.00317,10.77145&z=17&pll=54.00317,10.77145
Infotafel Eingriffiger Weißdorn https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003372,10.772648&z=17&pll=54.003372,10.772648
Infotafel Zaunkönig https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003173,10.773502&z=17&pll=54.003173,10.773502
Wilkommen auf dem Naturlehrpfad https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003059,10.773141&z=17&pll=54.003059,10.773141
Infotafel Zitterpappel https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.004489,10.772884&z=17&pll=54.004489,10.772884
Einheimische Singvögel https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003597,10.760802&z=17&pll=54.003597,10.760802
Tierweitsprung https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003425,10.759309&z=17&pll=54.003425,10.759309
Wanderweg Oeverdiek https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.006225,10.758087&z=17&pll=54.006225,10.758087
Stieleiche https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.006056,10.757658&z=17&pll=54.006056,10.757658
Naturnaher Waldrand https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.006346,10.757182&z=17&pll=54.006346,10.757182
Blick in den Waldboden https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.006449,10.75526&z=17&pll=54.006449,10.75526
Totholz bringt Leben https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.015375,10.764845&z=17&pll=54.015375,10.764845
Infotafel Efeu https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001095,10.773962&z=17&pll=54.001095,10.773962
Möwen https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.00532,10.776183&z=17&pll=54.00532,10.776183
Picture got cutted of someting and has white borders
Those two POIs are also invalid:
Pink Fontaine https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.998474,10.777006&z=17&pll=53.998474,10.777006
Unreachable, misplaced
Infotafel Giftige Schönheit https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.998512,10.776514&z=17&pll=53.998512,10.776514
Same POI: https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.982082,10.810614&z=17&pll=53.982082,10.810614
Rejection mails? Here you go:
The abuser:
All of the fakers are named similar to MODcilly or another PGO player there. However, since multi-accounting is clearly against ToS and those accounts have no other purpose other than faking POIs, I gently ask you to permanently ban them. It's not about the game, only to take advantage of those accounts. All of the accounts are lvl 10 ING with nothing but submitted POIs.
I definitely have to go there again. The whole city is maximally optimized. However, this could take a few weeks.
Hope to get rid of this kind of abuse first, literally 95% of the POIs I checked were fake.
(Also, would be great when the POI Infotafel Wildschwein could get removed ASAP, I have a pending nomination which would be too close to that POI there to check the priority the area has^^)
A few edits:
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001351,10.776588&z=17&pll=54.001351,10.776588
duplicate on this POI
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.000206,10.778191&z=17&pll=54.000206,10.778191
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.999679,10.780395&z=17&pll=53.999679,10.780395
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.000203,10.78059&z=17&pll=54.000203,10.78059
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.00106,10.781008&z=17&pll=54.00106,10.781008
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.997927,10.781637&z=17&pll=53.997927,10.781637
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.998704,10.782945&z=17&pll=53.998704,10.782945
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.998815,10.783778&z=17&pll=53.998815,10.783778
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.999216,10.782618&z=17&pll=53.999216,10.782618
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.996508,10.784343&z=17&pll=53.996508,10.784343
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.996933,10.784188&z=17&pll=53.996933,10.784188
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.99446,10.792122&z=17&pll=53.99446,10.792122
The whole city is full of cell optimization. There is a lot to check.....
wow, good job on the research.
Hello @LukeAllStars-PGO! We have reviewed the report and have taken action on the Wayspots and 7 Wayfinders in accordance with our policies. While we are unable to discuss our actions in detail to protect the submitter’s privacy, they may include, but are not limited to, sending a warning message, placing restrictions on their Wayfarer, Pokémon GO, or Ingress account, putting their account on probation, or placing a temporary or permanent suspension on their Wayfarer, Pokémon GO or Ingress account. Thanks for helping us maintain the quality of the Wayspots.
How do you give proof that the edit's intend was to make a cell optimization? Everything looks veeeerrry obvious and while I absolutely think that this was the goal of the edits, is it possible after all?
You mean the wrongly placed POIs or what do you mean? Those POIs were obviously misplaced for s2 cells
Yes, the wrongly placed portals. As I said it IS obvious and I would report them as well. For e. g. name/description edits it's quite easy to tell if someone interfered with the portal, the text has either been altered or not (...), but for the location edits you could only ASSUME that they have been placed there. Have all of them been location edited? Or is this something Niantic decides based on database entries for location edits? Just being curious because it seems that a lot of areas have been optimized for s2 cells and should be investigated.
Guess they have been submitted at the wrong location. I was in that city two years ago so all of the old POIs were already captured. Almost all of the POIs there are new.
Sounds like quite an effort. To submit all of them in the wrong location and to fake the portal itself. And then to discover all of them.
Discovering Wayfarer abuse is everyday business for me. Sadly, this seems to not be all of the abuse in that area...
Well, at least it's not some nonsense portal name edit ;)
I found a few originals:
Fake:
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002395,10.770392&z=17&pll=54.002395,10.770392
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003059,10.773141&z=17&pll=54.003059,10.773141
Real:
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.03194,10.711452&z=17&pll=54.03194,10.711452
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.033778,10.705703&z=17&pll=54.033778,10.705703
Have removed all of this kind of sign:
(Real: https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.030335,10.713205&z=17&pll=54.030335,10.713205)
Fake:
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=53.999041,10.777531&z=17&pll=53.999041,10.777531
Real:
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.030742,10.706496&z=17&pll=54.030742,10.706496
Additionally, the rest of the fakes in that area can get reviewed via Photospheres that exist there:
This counts for the following wayspots:
Infotafel Welche Folgen hat das Waldsterben https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002037,10.771202&z=17&pll=54.002037,10.771202
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0014172,10.7711084,3a,75y,259.84h,90t/data=!3m11!1e1!3m9!1sAF1QipNfPLrAzlce2gQsA_3wmC7AVF6_M7g37ylllCMy!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNfPLrAzlce2gQsA_3wmC7AVF6_M7g37ylllCMy%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi1.2572283-ya278.43735-ro2.3408852-fo100!7i5376!8i2688!9m2!1b1!2i37
Wappen der Freude https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001358,10.770743&z=17&pll=54.001358,10.770743
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0016134,10.7705878,3a,75y,267.33h,90t/data=!3m11!1e1!3m9!1sAF1QipOfpBTlqLHC9iBK80-VsO9-Lu9XMc7AKXHOIHFW!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOfpBTlqLHC9iBK80-VsO9-Lu9XMc7AKXHOIHFW%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-1.7981626-ya211.2564-ro0.5065958-fo100!7i5376!8i2688!9m2!1b1!2i37
Infotafel Feuersalamander https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001136,10.770092&z=17&pll=54.001136,10.770092
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0016134,10.7705878,3a,75y,267.33h,90t/data=!3m11!1e1!3m9!1sAF1QipOfpBTlqLHC9iBK80-VsO9-Lu9XMc7AKXHOIHFW!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOfpBTlqLHC9iBK80-VsO9-Lu9XMc7AKXHOIHFW%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-1.7981626-ya211.2564-ro0.5065958-fo100!7i5376!8i2688!9m2!1b1!2i37
Infotafel Waldtiere https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.002071,10.771955&z=17&pll=54.002071,10.771955
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0017214,10.7726295,3a,75y,180.57h,82.55t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipP6tinUyEIct7xwtNK8lK1m8l48UitKXfGdHT2j!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipP6tinUyEIct7xwtNK8lK1m8l48UitKXfGdHT2j%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi3.7659976-ya324.42352-ro1.9550185-fo100!7i5376!8i2688
Infotafel Korbweide https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001701,10.772506&z=17&pll=54.001701,10.772506
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0017214,10.7726295,3a,88.1y,228.89h,76.24t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipP6tinUyEIct7xwtNK8lK1m8l48UitKXfGdHT2j!2e10!3e12!7i5376!8i2688
Aussichtsturm https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001499,10.771671&z=17&pll=54.001499,10.771671
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0016916,10.7722567,0a,63.2y,201.93h,81.75t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sAF1QipMqeO2QTP2w7IC2bG_HQle4Iy6_i0lPrb2B8ici!2e10?source=apiv3
Infotafel Fitislaubsänger https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.00317,10.77145&z=17&pll=54.00317,10.77145
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0033133,10.7721458,3a,75y,287.76h,90t/data=!3m11!1e1!3m9!1sAF1QipNAWzhI8Y9ApucDYX1wmJ_CN2062X06twdtT6u8!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNAWzhI8Y9ApucDYX1wmJ_CN2062X06twdtT6u8%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya69.33315-ro-0-fo100!7i5376!8i2688!9m2!1b1!2i37
Infotafel Zaunkönig https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003173,10.773502&z=17&pll=54.003173,10.773502
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0027895,10.7736928,3a,75y,202.12h,60.64t/data=!3m11!1e1!3m9!1sAF1QipPHSItUuOCvKDW7RQZbQvyIU5ufK1ge_3REi-n1!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPHSItUuOCvKDW7RQZbQvyIU5ufK1ge_3REi-n1%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya93.06563-ro-0-fo100!7i5376!8i2688!9m2!1b1!2i37
Wilkommen auf dem Naturlehrpfad https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.003059,10.773141&z=17&pll=54.003059,10.773141
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0027895,10.7736928,3a,75y,202.12h,60.64t/data=!3m11!1e1!3m9!1sAF1QipPHSItUuOCvKDW7RQZbQvyIU5ufK1ge_3REi-n1!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPHSItUuOCvKDW7RQZbQvyIU5ufK1ge_3REi-n1%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya93.06563-ro-0-fo100!7i5376!8i2688!9m2!1b1!2i37
Infotafel Lebensraum Laubwald https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001663,10.774481&z=17&pll=54.001663,10.774481
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0016049,10.7745258,3a,75y,135.89h,82.47t/data=!3m11!1e1!3m9!1sAF1QipNjXdnf_u-OyyT385aVBHawe6AhiCnj-oy65E59!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNjXdnf_u-OyyT385aVBHawe6AhiCnj-oy65E59%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya52.255615-ro-0-fo100!7i5376!8i2688!9m2!1b1!2i37
Infotafel Efeu https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=54.001095,10.773962&z=17&pll=54.001095,10.773962
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.0012635,10.7746278,3a,75y,92.69h,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPARpuqLtUeFDo0k8Jxc8E7_OMUM5Tas1OfhoAC!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPARpuqLtUeFDo0k8Jxc8E7_OMUM5Tas1OfhoAC%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi0-ya301.57285-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352
Is there a Niantic team dedicated to detecting those areas all around the world without the needing to get a report from a community member? There are a lot of areas like this and there's no needed to live in those places for understand that somebody or a group of people are a multi-account abusers,it's not a fair fact.