Suggest everyone add "2 step verification" to their SL account information so even if they get the password, they need the 2nd part to actually login in.

Wholeheartedly agree with this! We should be able to flag these for what they are.

Def needs to be added, with assurance that it's a "user may have lost their account" mark where LL can try to email-contact and work with the user to both return the account and trail back to where it started, or something helpful. If the stolen account is banned, sure it can't harm others through that account anymore, but then that person can't or will have further issues recovering it.

Perhaps LL should consider a list of known scam URLs and auto-block them from being posted at all? Obvious ones like links to the m4rketpl4ce or whatever should be easy, as well as the phishing report can help them add new ones to the list. The URL could have spaces added or a redirect link instead, yeah, but people would hopefully be less likely to open it that way.

It's about time the phishing/scamming category is added, there are too many scammers and phishers out there and too many people are falling victim to them.

Its kind of sad that our only recourse at the moment is to mark it as "Spam." It is far from that low on the list of offences. This is a serious issue that should have been dealt with long ago.

Just yesterday a scammer hit 17 groups in a row, followed by several other scammers during the day.

This has to be dealt with as some users dont know its a scam and fall victim to it.

I thought a lot about this too, and would add only that the "scam" category should be given some priority over the current ones (including the 'fraud' one which is the categ we use to report it now) because this delay into blocking a scamming/stolen account helps spread the 'social infection'.

We also know that once the spam starts, all L$ are gone and CCs charged, but triggering some financial crimes response (track the L$ destination, real world dolar conversion on burner account, bank account used) could help too, specially because the endpoint (the one used to withdraw real money) invariably has to have KYC policies in place. Fast action and reporting is paramount to law enforcement agencies.

Hello, and thank you for your feature request regarding adding a 'phishing/scamming' category to the report abuse tool. This is indeed an important issue, and another resident has previously brought up a similar concern. We are merging your comments with the existing request to help expedite the review process. While we cannot provide an estimate on when this might be implemented, please keep an eye on future updates. Your input is invaluable in helping us improve Second Life, and we appreciate your dedication to making our community safer. Thank you for your continued support and for sharing your ideas!