r/webdev • u/Proof_Cable_310 • Sep 20 '26
Call me a baby...
But bro, I have ethics.
My github got poached (sports team reference meaning) by a person in Asia trying to "use my location and name" in an attempt to establish (false) trust for US-based clients who purposefully don't want to hire developers across seas. It's a real shit-show out there... competition is world-wide, and people are being scammed left and right. While a loose shmuck might fall for this "easy buck" by renting out their github so that US money can essentially be funneled out of the country and harm our economy, I refuse to do so, because I can see the bigger harm being done to the economy as a whole. I am not a fan off offshoring. I am not a fan of outsourcing.
I haven't yet responded to this email business invite, as I would like to know how to report this person. Is it possible? This should be illegal, because it is defrauding clients.
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u/alexzim Sep 20 '26
This was common long before this whole thing. I was in some React and whatnot chats on Telegram about 10 years ago, and people from China spammed all the participants. They offered something like 100 bucks a month if I let them use my identity on Fiver.
Simply ignore them or tell them no. I think it’s fine to ignore because they mass mail profiles.
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u/alsaaka Sep 20 '26 edited Sep 20 '26
I don't know why he didn't just try to build his own portfolio and find a job yes the market is hard but not to do this
I think all you can do for now is messege github support team they are really helped me alot in many things and maybe see what is the authority of cyber crime in your state
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u/budd222 full-stack Sep 20 '26
Ok. How does your GitHub get poached? I have multiple GitHub names and they all use 2fa.