FabSwingers.com forum: Ask before you borrow.

By (user no longer on site) OP
33 weeks ago

Has anyone else had there photos use by someone else?

And what can/do you do about it it?

I just wish he’d ask, I could have told him not to bother…or if we could swap and I could try his photos.

Last year someone copy and pasted my whole text from my profile, that was funny.

But what’s the point?

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By *ikesEmBigMan
33 weeks ago

Herts

Mine have been taken a few times. Guess it's flattering but sometimes gonna be disappointed regardless

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
33 weeks ago

chichester

Happens to me lots on here and on twitter

Report is all you can do

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
33 weeks ago

East Sussex

Yeah it's happened to us. The fools even claimed to be way younger.

Report to admin if it happens here or the relevant admin if it happens elsewhere

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

Back in the day, probably a good 5 or 6 years ago now, someone lifted about 5 of my pictures for their profile.

I was told about it by someone who’d seen it, so I sent him a message saying “hey mate, great pics” .. unironically he messaged back “thanks”.

When I told him they were my pics he just said “it’s good to share isn’t it” and kept them up!

Took admin a good 48 hours or so before they got deleted off his profile the cheeky bugger!

I would understand if it was pics of some gym fit hottie, he’s hardly gonna get much success from a chubby dad bod!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
33 weeks ago

"…., so I sent him a message saying “hey mate, great pics” .. unironically he messaged back “thanks”.

When I told him they were my pics he just said “it’s good to share isn’t it” and kept them up!

…."

That is banter at its best.

He’s got a verification too.

… can I copy that to my profile.

I’m shocked it’s not as rare as I would hope it would be, but I don’t know what they get out of it.

“If we’re all the same…” etc.

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
33 weeks ago

Herts/Beds/Lomdon

"Back in the day, probably a good 5 or 6 years ago now, someone lifted about 5 of my pictures for their profile.

I was told about it by someone who’d seen it, so I sent him a message saying “hey mate, great pics” .. unironically he messaged back “thanks”.

When I told him they were my pics he just said “it’s good to share isn’t it” and kept them up!

Took admin a good 48 hours or so before they got deleted off his profile the cheeky bugger!

I would understand if it was pics of some gym fit hottie, he’s hardly gonna get much success from a chubby dad bod!

If anyone pinches mine I can only apologise in advance.

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By * and R cple4Couple
33 weeks ago

swansea

Yeah I had a message not so long ago from a woman we knew asking If we had ever met this couple as she had been talking to them and they had a few of the same pictures we had.

I reported the account and it was gone within the hour..

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By *irthandgirthMan
33 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

I had the majority of my profile cut and paste into the middle of another guys profile. However it was so fkn obvious as our writing levels were very different- especially as he was on the forums. Loads of my friends called him out. His reply was "imitation is a form of flattery".

Quite sad IMO

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By (user no longer on site) OP
33 weeks ago

"… Loads of my friends called him out. His reply was "imitation is a form of flattery".

Quite sad IMO"

I don’t see it as flattery. It’s stealing and having zero imagination yourself.

But, if they were inspired and took elements and did their own, yes, I’d accept that as a little flattery. But blatantly copy and pasting is a bit shit.

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By *JcuriousCouple
33 weeks ago

Derby

You know what, we've been on fab about 4 ish years and I've never seen our pics used, thank god

Miss S x

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

Someone tributed one of our pics (without asking) and added it to their profile (also, without asking)

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By *elloWoman
33 weeks ago

alpha centauri

I don't think my photos and profile texts have been taken, I'm not worth stealing

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By *rHotNottsMan
33 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Has anyone else had there photos use by someone else?

And what can/do you do about it it?

I just wish he’d ask, I could have told him not to bother…or if we could swap and I could try his photos.

Last year someone copy and pasted my whole text from my profile, that was funny.

But what’s the point? "

I had this too on Bumble and on here. Other members told me and they reported.

You are lucky you don’t have an Aldi version of you on here contacting your exes, that’s far worse and creepy tbh

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By *ou only live onceMan
33 weeks ago

London

No, Woody - no-one uses my pics, as I have an ironclad legal warning on my profile threatening legal action if they do. It seems to work.

I did once see someone who had pretty much cut and paste profile text, but I can't claim to own words!

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By *ittlebirdWoman
33 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

Nobody else wants to be a pink haired teeny-tiny woman with one foot so I’m safe

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By *iddlesticksMan
33 weeks ago

My nan’s spare room.

I’m feeling left out and inadequate here.

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By *ea monkeyMan
33 weeks ago

Manchester (he/him)

Someone lifted half of my profile text and was using it as an opening message to people. I found out after a friend received it.

It made me laugh, he’s probably still doing it

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By *ell GwynnWoman
33 weeks ago

North Yorkshire

It's never happened to me, to my knowledge. Although I did get accused on the forum of pretending to be myself when I returned a few years ago.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
33 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

"I had this too on Bumble and on here. Other members told me and they reported."

Yeah, I felt very lucky to have friends here who spotted someone using my pics, let me know, and did all the reporting on my behalf. There are some good eggs on these forums.

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
33 weeks ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Someone copied my entire profile text (and Brighton Steve's too) around 10 years ago.

Both straight guys. Which possibly caused them more issues than benefits given our text at the time.

I also know someone who was contacted once elsewhere by someone who'd lifted a pic from t'internet (the usual 6 pack mirror selfie) and sneakily cut the head off. They replied back saying 'nice pic' along with a photo just of the severed head and asked if he knew 'this guy' by any chance?

When the guy replied 'no - should I?' they sent him the full uncropped photo..........

Some people aren't the sharpest.....

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By *ornycougaWoman
33 weeks ago

Wherever I lay my hat

"I had this too on Bumble and on here. Other members told me and they reported.

Yeah, I felt very lucky to have friends here who spotted someone using my pics, let me know, and did all the reporting on my behalf. There are some good eggs on these forums."

I've had this. I've had my pics and text lifted and used by others. Both were reported by people I knew or were familiar with my profile. Most bizarre that I was raging about was a guy I had met lefted verbatim a veri I had left for another guy. He sent it to a woman he knew and asked her to falsely verify him using the exact text - which she did.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
33 weeks ago

"No, Woody - no-one uses my pics, as I have an ironclad legal warning on my profile threatening legal action if they do. It seems to work.

Haha.

this made me laugh.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
33 weeks ago

I Fabbed his pics.

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By *rill PhilMan
33 weeks ago

Crediton

This is not an issue I can see happening to me.

I don't want my pics so, why the hell would anyone else?

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By *issBellaWoman
33 weeks ago

Wales

What can be done? Not a lot it would seem.

I have a stalker ex who either

A. Makes new profiles of his own to find me.

B. Uses my photos and my old username to contact people I've previously met.

All I'm able to do is report the account and block him, until he makes a new account.

I could go to the police but I'd rather not share that I'm on here. And what would they do anyway?

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By *weet and SpiceCouple
33 weeks ago

Around the Midlands

Ours were used in another user's private gallery. We only found out through mutual friends. Reported but don't know whether they just did it again!

The joys of fab hey

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
33 weeks ago

Herts/Beds/Lomdon

"What can be done? Not a lot it would seem.

I have a stalker ex who either

A. Makes new profiles of his own to find me.

B. Uses my photos and my old username to contact people I've previously met.

All I'm able to do is report the account and block him, until he makes a new account.

I could go to the police but I'd rather not share that I'm on here. And what would they do anyway?

Quite a lot, actually. Provided they have evidence. And I’m talking from my own experience.

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By *luebell888Woman
33 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Quite a few times I have been told others are using my photos. I report them but not before I tell them they were lazy shits for not taking their own.

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
33 weeks ago

Manchester-ish

Not that I know of. Not sure why someone would want to!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
33 weeks ago

North West

Not that we're aware of! Who the fuck would CHOOSE to have wheelchair related pics?!

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By *irthandgirthMan
33 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

"… Loads of my friends called him out. His reply was "imitation is a form of flattery".

Quite sad IMO

I don’t see it as flattery. It’s stealing and having zero imagination yourself.

But, if they were inspired and took elements and did their own, yes, I’d accept that as a little flattery. But blatantly copy and pasting is a bit shit. "

It was a massive cope. The mods got it sorted. I don't think he stayed on site for long. The funniest thing was it was so blatant. He kept his original wording and just cut and paste mine into the middle.

I assumed he did it because he saw I had met several ladies from the forums.

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By *ou only live onceMan
33 weeks ago

London

"Not that we're aware of! Who the fuck would CHOOSE to have wheelchair related pics?!

Bloody Professor X at it again...

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
33 weeks ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"What can be done? Not a lot it would seem.

I have a stalker ex who either

A. Makes new profiles of his own to find me.

B. Uses my photos and my old username to contact people I've previously met.

All I'm able to do is report the account and block him, until he makes a new account.

I could go to the police but I'd rather not share that I'm on here. And what would they do anyway?

Quite a lot, actually. Provided they have evidence. And I’m talking from my own experience. "

This.

They won't care you're on here, you're doing nothing wrong.

And a visit from them and it being on record may well put a stop to it. It would potentially fall under the new revenge porn laws.

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By *WB85Man
33 weeks ago

Staffordshire

My partner was chatting with a guy recently. He was sharing pictures of himself with a lady that we knew, who hadn't given consent.

It's why we're very careful what picture we share and certainly won't be filmed / photographed with other people.

Got to keep yourselves safe on here.

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By *ealitybitesMan
33 weeks ago

Belfast

A few years ago I got messages from half a dozen people telling me that someone had copied and pasted my entire bio as their own and were attaching my pics to messages they were sending.

I couldn't see them because they had blocked me but I reported them anyway.

In the space of a month 2 more profiles did exactly the same including a prominent and well verified forum user who has been here much longer than me.

They were also reported.

I was told I should be flattered but I just thought they were lazy fucks and when some of the messages they were attaching my pics to were nasty and abusive I didn't see anything flattering in that.

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

Someone stole a picture of mine last year and it was on page 2, I was most annoyed and quite proud at the same time.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
33 weeks ago

North West

"Not that we're aware of! Who the fuck would CHOOSE to have wheelchair related pics?!

Bloody Professor X at it again...

Yeah, mine isn't that cool

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By *ee69Man
33 weeks ago

glasgow

Can’t say I’ve had the problem but it defo creepy as fuck a wouldn’t keep someone pics let alone use them

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
33 weeks ago

Stockport

Yet to see anyone grab my entire profile text, given that it's more of a diary and probably one of the longest on the site. Also, I'm not particularly flattering about myself, more cruelly honest (interestingly though, cruelly honest self criticism does seem to be appreciated by at last some people on here).

As far as I know, I haven't had any photos pinched either. Someone would have to be really weird to pretend to look like me

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By *ee69Man
33 weeks ago

glasgow

"Yet to see anyone grab my entire profile text, given that it's more of a diary and probably one of the longest on the site. Also, I'm not particularly flattering about myself, more cruelly honest (interestingly though, cruelly honest self criticism does seem to be appreciated by at last some people on here).

As far as I know, I haven't had any photos pinched either. Someone would have to be really weird to pretend to look like me

Nothing wrong with any honesty it’s refreshing , you would be amazed at some folk stealing pics

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

Nope, I can't say anyone has and if they have, I haven't been aware of it. Should I be offended?

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By *JcuriousCouple
33 weeks ago

Derby

"Nope, I can't say anyone has and if they have, I haven't been aware of it. Should I be offended?

What if they get more meets than you?

Miss S x

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

"Nope, I can't say anyone has and if they have, I haven't been aware of it. Should I be offended?

What if they get more meets than you?

Miss S x"

I'd say fair play and send them over to my inbox

I'm joking by the way. No one has permission to use my photos. Fabswingers is a publicly traded company...

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
33 weeks ago

Wirral.

Yes! A month or so ago. A guy I was chatting to, but hadn't met, incorporated my boobs into an "arty" pic on here.

He removed it when I asked him and inferred that I should have been flattered that he thought so much of them.

No! Weird behaviour!!

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
33 weeks ago

Wirral.

"Nope, I can't say anyone has and if they have, I haven't been aware of it. Should I be offended?

What if they get more meets than you?

Miss S x

I'd say fair play and send them over to my inbox

I'm joking by the way. No one has permission to use my photos. Fabswingers is a publicly traded company..."

That's where I went wrong Joe, I don't have the disclaimer......

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By *ohn.Wick.Man
33 weeks ago

The Continental

Anyone can use what I got to show. All i ask for is credit if it gets you some pussy.

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By *ot to giggleWoman
33 weeks ago

Coventry

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By *ot to giggleWoman
33 weeks ago

Coventry

Who wants to steal mine! Written by aliens and muppet photography!

Had someone copyone of my verifications and send it to me from them, but they regularly change their profile and have fake pics so who would expect originality

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By *ensuallover1000Man
33 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I give full permission to everyone to use my urinal photo

Indeed, such high art deserves to be shared unto the world.

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By *ot to giggleWoman
33 weeks ago

Coventry

"Anyone can use what I got to show. All i ask for is credit if it gets you some pussy.

I got a numbered sausage

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By *ohn.Wick.Man
33 weeks ago

The Continental

"Anyone can use what I got to show. All i ask for is credit if it gets you some pussy.

I got a numbered sausage

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has that pic got you no action yet.

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By *ot to giggleWoman
33 weeks ago

Coventry

"Anyone can use what I got to show. All i ask for is credit if it gets you some pussy.

I got a numbered sausage

has that pic got you no action yet.

Ill display it

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By *agnar73Man
33 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

"What can be done? Not a lot it would seem.

I have a stalker ex who either

A. Makes new profiles of his own to find me.

B. Uses my photos and my old username to contact people I've previously met.

All I'm able to do is report the account and block him, until he makes a new account.

I could go to the police but I'd rather not share that I'm on here. And what would they do anyway?

I’d say go speak to them. That’s not normal behaviours.

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By *agnar73Man
33 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

"Yes! A month or so ago. A guy I was chatting to, but hadn't met, incorporated my boobs into an "arty" pic on here.

He removed it when I asked him and inferred that I should have been flattered that he thought so much of them.

No! Weird behaviour!! "

That’s odd.

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By *JcuriousCouple
33 weeks ago

Derby

"Nope, I can't say anyone has and if they have, I haven't been aware of it. Should I be offended?

What if they get more meets than you?

Miss S x

I'd say fair play and send them over to my inbox

I'm joking by the way. No one has permission to use my photos. Fabswingers is a publicly traded company..."

It's the law after all

Miss S x

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By *nnCeeWoman
33 weeks ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

"Yes! A month or so ago. A guy I was chatting to, but hadn't met, incorporated my boobs into an "arty" pic on here.

He removed it when I asked him and inferred that I should have been flattered that he thought so much of them.

No! Weird behaviour!! "

I mean, they are very lovely boobies!!

I seriously doubt anyone would want my pics. No-one wants that chunky an ass...

I must admit, I have borrowed parts of other profiles, if I've noticed something I thought was good. But made it my own, not just copy/paste. Sometimes someone says what you'd like to say more succinctly.

But just rude and wrong to use someone else's pics. Muppets.

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

I had all my pics and word for word profile write up duplicated years ago when I first joined fab

I was alerted by someone I was talking to about the attempted carbon copy

I reported it and they were deleted

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

I've had three guys take two of my photos on previous profile...

What was particularly galling was that one photo was deemed too rude for me to display, but he was able to have as his profile pic and had been using it for around 8 months before I realised... He was also a frequent viewer of my profile..

Another guy was really pissed that i reported him using a pic- as he said it was done to flatter me?!?

Its amazing what you discover when you become a paid member

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
33 weeks ago

Wirral.

"I've had three guys take two of my photos on previous profile...

Another guy was really pissed that i reported him using a pic- as he said it was done to flatter me?!?

Its amazing what you discover when you become a paid member

See? It's that bit about it being flattering. Why on earth would we thi k that??

(I wonder if it was the same guy!!) X

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