The Scamgirl Epidemic
Before I started camming, I had a few friends in the webcam modeling community, as well as some in porn - - all wonderful people with who I'm still friends. So I was quite shocked when, around August 2020, the camgirl space exploded with activity in the wake of the "Bella Thorne debacle", with thousands of fresh Twitter accounts spamming nudes indiscriminately.
It's quietened down a bit, but not all that much. For a long time, I didn't know what to make of this trend. These camgirls would DM everyone, sending links promising nudes - - I've gotten a fair share of these messages myself, and, to be frank, it was quite annoying. Digging deeper, I discovered that most of these camgirls seemed to be running their accounts on autopilot, using internet automation of some kind I guessed. At this point, I would venture to say some of them may not have been camgirls at all, because they weren't actually live streaming, it was all OnlyFans. It may have been some rogue marketers trying to earn a quick buck by riding the Bella Thorne trend.
I personally believe in "live and let live". But scams like these tend to tarnish the reputation of the community as a whole. Being a camgirl becomes equated with being an internet scammer with the ethics of the stereotypical used-car salesman. For a few months last year, I would have people I was DMing on Twitter abruptly ask me "are you a bot?" which isn't a question that moves any conversation forward, I assure you.
The upside in all this nastiness is the fact that scams never last. People wise up to them, set up more aggressive filters in their social media, and become more careful about who they trust. So, although I'm quite sure this won't be the last we hear of Scam-girls, I'm equally sure that, just like last time, their influence and lasting impact will be limited at best.
Published by Alice Quine. Source Article HERE