Neighbourly claims to have 500,000 members: Is this true or a fraud?

On Neighbourly‘s Facebook page, on 5 October, Neighbourly (New Zealand) claims to have welcomed its 500,000th member:

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See: https://www.facebook.com/Neighbourly/

Also in the (Auckland) Western Leader on 10 October

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See: https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/western-leader/20171010/281582355845733

For Green Bay (Auckland), there are 498 members claimed today on the main feed but only 406 members listed (including duplications) on the list of members on the Neighbourly website (only members can see these figures).

Here’s the public page:
https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/public/auckland/green-bay

Also see hyperinflation of Neighbourly’s membership numbers.

Alarm bells are ringing for me. How about you?

Daily prompt:
Fraud

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