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Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by gernb » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 5:24 AM UTC

underlines wrote: post #169

I'm a Swiss working in Bangkok (I'm fluent in Thai). So I'm quite a bit acustomed to people cheating in many situations of life. When we started hiring a couple of Indian coworkers for management level as well as data science roles, I became close friends to the whole group. Whenever we discussed frauds like that, I always said that we shouldn't think people (or Indians in particular) wanna game the systems and not e…

I got scammed 4 times in 24hrs when I was in Istanbul. I ranted about it on my Facebook. A Turkish friend claimed it was part of Turkish culture. If you can take advantage of someone it's their fault they got taken advantage of and your lauded skills that allowed you to.

I have no idea if that's actually true but it that's what he told me.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by walterbell » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 5:26 AM UTC

underlines wrote: post #169

I'm a Swiss working in Bangkok (I'm fluent in Thai). So I'm quite a bit acustomed to people cheating in many situations of life. When we started hiring a couple of Indian coworkers for management level as well as data science roles, I became close friends to the whole group. Whenever we discussed frauds like that, I always said that we shouldn't think people (or Indians in particular) wanna game the systems and not e…

> Humans will game systems if the circumstances are right.

Systems where caste and societal roles are constrained at birth?

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by Tao3300 » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 5:26 AM UTC

mulmen wrote: post #141

Tao3300 wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The band handled it exactly the way you'd want them to.

By throwing him out? How would I want them to handle it?

Uh, no. They had a beer with him. Did the link not work for you?

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by Agentlien » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 5:27 AM UTC

While working on Lost in Random someone went to the iMDB page ( https://imdb.com/title/tt12545922 ) and realised the cast listing was entirely wrong. No impostors, but a bunch of us in the wrong roles. Most humorously I, our graphics programmer, was credited as all kinds of things, including director, animation director, and production coordinator.

We had a laugh about it, then someone fixed it. To this day we don't know how it happened.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by harry8 » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 5:43 AM UTC

walrus01 wrote: post #90

croes wrote: post #4

Reminds of this "Man fools security to backstage at a Peking Duk gig by changing the band's Wikipedia page to describe himself as a family member" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3345074/Man-fools-s...

Now imagine where he could get to if he had a high-vis vest and a clipboard

2 men carrying a ladder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEMcjSQOzg

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by Jolter » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 5:50 AM UTC

rdtsc wrote: post #185

underlines wrote: post #169

I'm a Swiss working in Bangkok (I'm fluent in Thai). So I'm quite a bit acustomed to people cheating in many situations of life. When we started hiring a couple of Indian coworkers for management level as well as data science roles, I became close friends to the whole group. Whenever we discussed frauds like that, I always said that we shouldn't think people (or Indians in particular) wanna game the systems and not e…

> It's shocking how one nation can see themselves in such a negative way. Wonder if the issue is that it's just perception, i.e. they just "see" it that way, or it is actually that way as in reality? It would seem the people who have first hand experience would be more familiar with the environment. > Humans will game systems if the circumstances are right. I think one interesting aspect is whether they view it as a…

In this case (with IMDb resume fraud), I don’t even see that it’s illegal. Probably in violation of some EULA but probably not fraud until and if they get an actual job based on that fake resume.

(I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.)

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by riekus » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 6:01 AM UTC

gernb wrote: post #191

underlines wrote: post #169

I'm a Swiss working in Bangkok (I'm fluent in Thai). So I'm quite a bit acustomed to people cheating in many situations of life. When we started hiring a couple of Indian coworkers for management level as well as data science roles, I became close friends to the whole group. Whenever we discussed frauds like that, I always said that we shouldn't think people (or Indians in particular) wanna game the systems and not e…

I got scammed 4 times in 24hrs when I was in Istanbul. I ranted about it on my Facebook. A Turkish friend claimed it was part of Turkish culture. If you can take advantage of someone it's their fault they got taken advantage of and your lauded skills that allowed you to. I have no idea if that's actually true but it that's what he told me.

Same here, in Istanbul we almost got in a huge fight because they tried charging us like couple hunderd dollars for a simple haircut. Also cab drivers fucked us over every single time.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by james-redwood » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 6:06 AM UTC

personjerry wrote: post #30

Anyone know how to replicate this to get a knowledge panel for startup-building clout? Asking for a friend

This is actually where I first saw this phenomenon. These men in the article weren't the first to try this concept.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by james-redwood » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 6:11 AM UTC

underlines wrote: post #169

I'm a Swiss working in Bangkok (I'm fluent in Thai). So I'm quite a bit acustomed to people cheating in many situations of life. When we started hiring a couple of Indian coworkers for management level as well as data science roles, I became close friends to the whole group. Whenever we discussed frauds like that, I always said that we shouldn't think people (or Indians in particular) wanna game the systems and not e…

I feel it's common in most cultures. As a former Rhodesian and South African, it's seen as fair game due to viewing things as a 'rigged system'. I always used to think we were far more corrupt and nepotistic than the rest of the world due to the insane scale of said corruption and nepotism in both the private and public sector, and yet when I came to the UK it's still a pretty universal thing, albeit on a lower magnitude and far more covered up.

Re: Fake IMDB credits

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Post by exodust » Mon, Aug 08, 2022, 6:21 AM UTC

benknight87 wrote: post #162

Online fraud is rampant across major platforms. Companies lack the resources and immediate financial incentives to combat it. Google Maps is another good example. I live in Vietnam and businesses stealing another business' unclaimed listings is common practice, or claiming the listing for a public landmark and using it to advertise their tour company for example. Then there's fake reviews... These platforms simply ca…

Google Maps is a mess of business icons and junk which I notice is now mandated on Street View - icons can't be hidden anymore without resorting to custom scripts like ad blockers.

Google Search tries too hard to present "facts". Take this top result snippet which messes up the difference between speedometer and odometer:

https://www.google.com/search?q=speedometer+or+odometer

Google is using and presenting data from the top website in an attempt to "know" the functional difference between speedometer and odometer. Google pretends to be smart. I'm not surprised people are finding it easy to manipulate "knowledge" panels.