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Am I the only one who started replying to suspected bots with "what's 7x4" and it worked?
Got three DMs last week on Instagram from what looked like real women with normal photos, but their messages all had that same stiff rhythm. I tried something dumb: just asked each one "quick math, what's 7x4?" Two replied with paragraphs about how rude that was and never gave a number. The third sent back "28" in under a second, which was way too fast for a person typing on a phone. Turns out speed plus dodging the question was the tell, and now I do it whenever a DM feels off. Anyone else got a cheap test like this, or am I overthinking the math thing?
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wesleyflores1d ago
That "same stiff rhythm" line is spot on, that's exactly what gives them away before they even type anything weird. I got hit with a bunch of those on a dating app last year and started doing something similar, except I ask what day of the week a random date falls on, like "what day is March 3rd this year." Real people either know it, guess, or say they'd have to check. The bots just spit out an answer instantly and it's wrong half the time because they're not actually doing the math, they're just generating text that looks like an answer. The speed thing is the real tell too, nobody types a full sentence in half a second on a phone keyboard. I also watch for them answering a question I didn't ask, like I'll throw in something random and they just plow ahead with their script. Cheap test, costs nothing, and it's saved me a bunch of wasted time.
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