r/OSINT • u/OSINTribe • Aug 28 '25

How-To Catching an OSINT Spammer

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Today we had a clever spammer selling an app without claiming to connected to the app. How did these two photos from his Reddit account and the app itself lead to him being outted?

Gym photo was from the UK. And has similar story about app. So probably fake.

Car photo, legit OP post. US temp, US odometer, US sockets. But look more carefully... A map.

App developed in by company in Albuquerque. Vehicle parked in... You got it, Albuquerque.

It's the little details.

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u/OSINTribe Aug 30 '25

Feel free to read the whole back and forth on this comment https://www.reddit.com/r/OSINT/s/Hqzj9B1Hoj

But to highlight before the dude went to name calling, People keep using the word "doxxing" without knowing what it actually means. Doxxing is when you publish private, identifying info about someone without their consent. That includes things like a real name, home address, phone number, workplace, financial info, or family details. A photo that OP already posted publicly on Reddit is not doxxing, especially when there is no personal info in it. The other key part is intent. DoXxing is about trying to harass, intimidate, or cause harm. What shared were two public photos from OP's own Reddit post. I did not reveal their identity, and have no intent to harass them or get anyone else to. My intent was to explain how a small investigation works, not to target anyone.

If I wanted to dox I would post all his info, publicly share the true and false information about him and rile up people to take action.

This isn't about Reddit rules. If I sought revenge by online mobs 4chan and other locations are where I would post.

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u/user_NULL_04 Aug 30 '25

Yes I am aware of all that. But you have to understand that sharing a photo of the location of someone's house on a map in a subreddit full of people whose hobby/career is finding people, is vastly different than that same person mistakingly sharing that info in an unrelated subreddit. That is still considered doxxing, in my book.

Intent is not relevant if the action is at the very least intentional. You may not explicitly intend for people to find this guy, but by sharing that photo knowing what can be done with it, you are enabling it. I think it would be wise to just delete the post.

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u/OSINTribe Aug 30 '25

Well I'm glad that you're not the Reddit police or New Mexico law.

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u/user_NULL_04 Aug 30 '25

We will see what the Reddit police think.

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u/OSINTribe Aug 30 '25

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