Help get rid of eth scammers...

deeth.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import json

import tweepy

from tweepy.streaming import StreamListener


# Get your tokens by adding/creating an app on Twitter for this script
# https://iag.me/socialmedia/how-to-create-a-twitter-app-in-8-easy-steps/

ACCESS_TOKEN = '39487530945739047853-asodfalksjasd8asdlasd'
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET = 'oneFyUkasda099sadlkasldkas0dasdasdlk'
CONSUMER_KEY = 'iZasd09asdlasdasd'
CONSUMER_SECRET = 'Fasdlkafsad0asdiapsdkaskdasidklasd8adasd'

# The problem as I see it boils down to users seeing the handle itself since it
# does not have to be unique as the confusing part that leads them to being
# scammed. Especially when the bots have matching blue checks/emoji etc.
# With that considered we can check that the handle, if similar, belongs to the
# user_name or the @<user> and if not block the user as soon as it posts.

# I think blocking now moves the replies on same tweet down further to hide,
# would have to experiment...
# If bots start tweaking handle and that somehow still confuses users we
# can add some regex pattern checking on the handle too....
# bots may start replying to other users at that point and yeah...

# This isn't perfect, we can rework this entirely tbh.. but I think with this
# and the help of some of twitter's 'algo fixes'
# it should help to further minimize the scams.

# If there's interest we can build it out to look into past tweet etc.
# Right now it's set up to listen to replies to your tweets and
# zap the scammers

auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET)
auth.set_access_token(ACCESS_TOKEN, ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET)
api = tweepy.API(auth)


class StdOutListener( StreamListener ):

    def __init__(self):
        self.tweetCount = 0

    def on_connect(self):
        print("Connection established!!")

    def on_disconnect( self, notice ):
        print("Connection lost!! : ", notice)

    def on_data(self, status):
        # print("Entered on_data()")
        print(status)
        if "in_reply_to_screen_name" in status:
            data = json.loads(status)
            if data['in_reply_to_screen_name']:
                print('REPLY: ', status)
                validate_reply(data)
        return True

    def on_direct_message(self, status):
        print("Entered on_direct_message()")
        return True

    def on_error(self, status):
        print(status)


def block_user(replying_user_screenname):
    # Do whatever else you'd like with this pos
    api.create_block(replying_user_screenname)


def validate_reply(data):
    # Update for stricter validation...
    scammer_handle = data['user']['name']
    scammer_screen_name = data['user']['screen_name']
    if api.me().name in scammer_handle \
            and scammer_screen_name != api.me().screen_name:
        # It's a scammer, no one gets to user our handle!
        block_user(scammer_screen_name)


def main():
    try:
        print('Monitoring ethscams for: {}'.format(api.me().name))
        stream = tweepy.Stream(auth, StdOutListener())
        stream.userstream()
    except BaseException as e:
        print("Error in main()", e)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()