Massive fake mozaïek tile wayspots in The Netherlands
Dingelientje-PGO
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Hi !
Sorry for the strange formatting I'm on my phone writing this. A few days ago I found while reviewing a wayspot called Mozaiek stoeptegel this portal looked familiar with a similar design with a mosaic tile in Amsterdam-Zuid. It ended up being a fake and removed by niantic wayfarer team. Today I went back to the location on ingress and found my own nomination being accepted in this city. Which is odd because the original tile is located in Amersfoort. There is proof of that in Google Maps that this tile is in Amersfoort. So I looked around a bit more and found out the whole city has similar fake mosaic tiles with similar names around the city. I was wondering if other people are also recognizing their own tiles and want me to help to report all these fake wayspots if they do recognize a familiar mosaic tile.
The fake tile :
My own tile with proof being accepted:
Real mozaïek tile :
Fake mozaïek tile (already reported)
Real mozaïek tile :
Fake mozaïek tile (already taken down by niantic) :
But the city haves a lot more mozaïek tiles who I don't personally recognize.
The city is called : Bergeijk
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Hello.
I read your post with great interest.
So I have one piece of information for you.
I saw a tweet from a Japanese Pokemon GO player earlier.
He tweeted this
'Got a cute Pimpk from a friend in the Netherlands! I'm so happy!"
When I look at it, it looks like it is painted tiles on the pavement just like the one you posted.
However, I noticed in your post that this could possibly be a disguised wayspot.
It looks like this is in Zoetermeer, South Holland, Holland.
If this was also a false wayspot, it would need to be removed ASAP.
Hi @tp235-ING !
The mozaïek tiles in Zoetermeer are real what I understand. They have a few pokemon mozaïek tiles there and also proof with a second location picture showing the tile or most of the time a photosphere. The person who is stealing pictures of the mozaïek tiles in the Netherlands is also trying to use the one's from Zoetermeer (the dratini tile) . What I noticed from the person who is stealing the tiles in Bergeijk they send in the same picture twice as example in the picture below. And there is no proof that the tiles is really there.
If comparing street view with the surrounding area in the nomination-photos and you can't verify the location, you should reject it. Sending in precisely the same picture for the supporting photo already says enough...
@NianticGiffard Can this also be looked at ?Maybe it has ties with the German abuse going on? Someone in chat mentioned that some people in the Netherlands are also part of the bot abuse.
I checked the place again and found out that the cat mosaic tile is being re-accepted as a wayspot again.
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=52.019991,5.175254&z=17&pll=51.3203970,5.3454790
Yes sadly they keep being accepted. I'm just not sure if they are being accepted by legitimate voters or that something else is going on. One of the tiles which was deleted a few days ago is already back in a different spot. A different forum post about German abuse is also mentioning the Netherlands being part of this issue so not sure if this village is tied in with the current abuse or on it's own a hotspot for abuse.
I did recognize 3 fake tiles but I have found many others which I sadly don't recognize, so was hoping people were able to recognize their local tiles to make it easier to report them one by one. Sadly they are also still active reuploading new tiles which are still be found while voting in wayfarer.
I see!
So that's the original!
Thanks for letting me know.
And I hope the issues you raised are resolved soon.
We'll look into it, thanks for reporting!
Thank you for this 💖
Do I need to report the ones that I found in the Wayfarer help chat? Because I found a 4th tile and the real tile location.
Fake tile :
Quick Google search made me find a news article from Arnhem with the same tile.
So this person is not only stealing active pois but also getting them from Google. Our local community found this person is also still sending in new wayspots and are reporting them by the Wayfarer help chat.
@NianticGiffard
Found more apparently this person just googled mozaiek stoep tegel and is uploading those.
Real tile :
Fake tile :
Real tile :
Fake tile :
Real tile (website link doesn't seem to work but made a Google screenshot)
Fake tile :
Real tiles (two) :
Fake tile :
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Fake tile :
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=52.019991,5.175254&z=17&pll=51.3179750,5.3524310
Real tile (stolen from pinteres)
Fake tile :
Real tile :
fake tile :
Real tile : (is also on google but not sure if the link to that website is allowed)
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=52.019991,5.175254&z=17&pll=52.1710130,5.2862120
Fake tile :
Fake tile stolen from Amersfoort :
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=52.019991,5.175254&z=17&pll=51.3182680,5.3607690
Sadly a few tiles are still unknown but 100% sure they are stolen from real wayspots like the one in Amersfoort, Zoetermeer and Amsterdam. Not sure if you have a similar thing as a reference picture search for wayspots because I'm almost 100% sure that you will find them as wayspots in different places.
So yeah, I was reviewing some nominations lately and this person/group of people in Bergeijk not only makes fake Mosaic tile nominations, but also biking route signs etc. I reported a few of them, because they were obviously fake, but it seems like this person needs to be stopped by the power of Niantic. Good luck with looking into this NianticGriffard!
Real wayspot:
Flower Mosaic Art
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?pll=51.171689,5.820219&z=17 (https://intel.ingress.com/intel?pll=51.171689,5.820219&z=17)
Fake wayspot:
Mozaïektegel Blauwe Bloem
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?pll=51.234271,5.952564&z=14
Same mosaic tile, different (fake) wayspots..:
I see in Bergeijk the same Mosaic Tile of a butterfly twice :
Enough proof @nianticgriff?
Thank you @RapperSjorssFan-PGO , @Hanenbow-PGO & @EternalMayhem-ING for helping me out 😊!
I also found the real wayspots for the owl mosaic tile.
Real tile :
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=52.019991,5.175254&z=17&pll=53.2533130,6.9328570
Fake tile :
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=52.019991,5.175254&z=17&pll=51.3192240,5.3505240
They are now moving to fake painted electricity boxes.
Fake from Bergeijk :
Real one from Sweden but stolen from a Dutch website :
Also faking bicycle trails as @Hanenbow-PGO already mentioned , the already existing wayspot on this location is a whole different bicycle route which is also not on this location.
The red cross is the place they requested the bicycle route 5. As shown, the route isn't close to the place they requested the marker. So the already accepted wayspot would also not be possible here because there is no trail in that street.
We have reviewed the report and taken action on all the reported 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.
Thank you @NianticGiffard
Most fake tiles are gone but I noticed a few locations in the Netherlands are now also faking with mosaic tiles.
One of the tiles I found while voting is also a mosaic tile in Bergeijk but it looks like both tiles are fake.
Fake (?) Mosaic tile in Bergeijk :
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=51.3184030,5.3440860&z=17&pll=51.3184030,5.3440860
Fake (?) Mosaic tile in Vlaardingen :
https://intel.ingress.com/intel?ll=51.9100380,4.3491680&z=17&pll=51.9100380,4.3491680
The reason why I'm not sure is that I noticed a few tiles in Vlaardingen which also seem to be duplicates from already existing tiles somewhere else in the Netherlands.
For example butterfly tile in Rotterdam :
The same tile requested in Vlaardingen:
There are a few tiles in Vlaardingen which are already accepted in Rotterdam. Both places where those tiles supposedly are placed are not visible on google maps.
After reviewing your follow-up report, we've further taken action on 2 Wayspots and a Wayfinder in accordance with our policies. Thank you!