This fake nomination is in Harlow, in the UK. I raise it here because a few weeks ago we had similar fake nominations a few miles away, so it may be related.
Stranger’s Footprints
Footprints of a Stranger
Street Address: 15 Mallows Grn, Harlow CM19 5SA, UK
Main photo
Supporting photo
You will note that the installation says “Falmouth”, but the claimed location is Harlow, about a six hour drive away.
Just some random pavement in Harlow… (see https://maps.app.goo.gl/qXBwynVZwv7hkXWX9)
I could find an exact match, but this is a memorial to a Falmouth police office named Andy Hocking, see https://twitter.com/johnjdanks/status/672757623003967488
This is a pretty egregious fake submission, reporting them as fake in Wayfarer does not always seem to stop it, so that’s why I am posting it here.
This is the thread I was referring to, Potentially Abusive nomination? — Wayfarer - it’s in the next town basically.
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I had this one. Makes you laugh but what’s sadder is that these blatantly obvious ones get accepted.
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Here we go again, whoever was creating fake nominations in Bishops Stortford is doing the same again. UK reviewers may recognise this pattern. Niantic did say that action had been taken but it didn’t stick, obviously…
Windhill Trail Marker
Street Address: 19 Monkswood Dr, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 4LH, UK
Main photo and supporting photo are the same and have obviously been copied from somewhere.
It’s quite a distinctive location because of the flare on satellite view…
StreetView of the location shows an obvious mismatch… https://maps.app.goo.gl/st8zpP6cr4XkQick6
Previous fake nominations have been along this road and on the residential roads to the southeast. At least one fake wayspot was deleted by Niantic.
It looks like the wayspot has been copied from one some way to the southeast… Ingress Intel Map
This has been going on for some months, Niantic can you implement more permanent sanctions on this submitter?
I instantly recognised the location from previously sigh.
@NianticAaron
This repeated behaviour to use legitimate wayspots from elsewhere at this location.
I see that the nomination in question has already been rejected by the community. I’ll have the submitter reviewed.
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Guess what, another fake submission for the same location - but more clever…
Thorley Walking Trail Indicator
Street Address: 24 Monkswood Dr, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 4LH, UK
Satellite View shows the characteristic flare. The main photo is interesting…
That looks very much like the spot shown in StreetView https://maps.app.goo.gl/sk4qi12E898sc1pr9 - and Bing Maps Bing Maps - Directions, trip planning, traffic cameras & more but neither show a post in front of the pathway.
Supporting information claims the trail marker has been there for two years, but the StreetView image is less than two years old and doesn’t show a lamp post… there’s no proper in-context picture.
I think the background image of the submission photo really is the location in question, the lamp post has been pasted on from another source. I can’t fund the “North Country National Scenic Trail” anywhere in the UK - Essex is in the south-east of England anyway, so an odd thing to call it. Can anyone else find this trail?
They’ve said that it’s on a lamppost, and you’re looking for a lamppost as a result, but it’s not on a lamppost. If you look on street view there’s two of those metal bollard thingies, and this is clearly meant to be on the one closest to the road.
I’m still skeptical about it as things stand, especially due to the fact it’s not on street view from April 2023 despite having been there for two years according to the submitter, but I just wanted to clear up what you’re seeing and the fact that the submitter has used the wrong word to describe the placement.
Yes, the barrier/bollard/railing thingie would make more sense. I can’t really get a good view of it on StreetView, but the surface finish does seem to match.
So they’ve just acquired a sticker, put it on this… whatever… and are now claiming that it’s a permanent trail marker?
We have reviewed the reported Wayspot and have taken action on them and the Wayfinder in accordance with our policies. Thanks!
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It still made it into the game, alas…
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