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post #11 of 26
7/6/12 at 9:11pm
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I just found another 8 spam threads in 2 different sections. rant.gif  Luckily they mostly stick to one section. Except for one clever spammer... post count was 4 and only saw 1 of them, so I had to look through the entire forum to track down the other 3! That was interesting. lol.png

Nice work thumbsup.gif

Usually I just go to their profiles and it'll have the threads listed there. Easy access and easy reporting. roll.pnglol.png
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post #12 of 26
7/6/12 at 11:50pm
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Now why didn't I think of that? roll.png

 

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post #13 of 26
7/14/12 at 12:18pm
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We have a new kind of spam. Took me 2 weeks to figure it out hide.gif They post under New Member Introductions and it's not obvious, like the movie spammers. They don't mention chickens, but talk about this site in very complimentary terms, the work they do and most mention a company they own/work for (spam for?). They are usually very polite say things like "like this website; very friendly people" and use bad grammar. And the posts are signed very formally. They also mention their name/company name more than once.

I asked the mods to have a look and they confirmed that it is spammers. So if you spot something along those lines, report it.

 

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post #14 of 26
7/15/12 at 12:01am
I saw those too. Thanks for letting everyone know about it.
I thought there was something dodgy going on there. o.o
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Flight Centre is a miracle. : D : D
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"I'm looking at nuclear power, not weapons - there's an 87% difference." ; )

"You want to see a miracle? BE the miracle."
Flight Centre is a miracle. : D : D
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post #15 of 26
7/15/12 at 4:09pm
Huh. I had not noticed that. I love BYC. I work for Oz... A wonderful company. So, did I mention that I work for Oz??? Hahahahahahha ah. I will keep an eye out for it though.
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post #16 of 26
7/17/12 at 1:18pm
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We have a new kind of spam. Took me 2 weeks to figure it out hide.gif They post under New Member Introductions and it's not obvious, like the movie spammers. They don't mention chickens, but talk about this site in very complimentary terms, the work they do and most mention a company they own/work for (spam for?). They are usually very polite say things like "like this website; very friendly people" and use bad grammar. And the posts are signed very formally. They also mention their name/company name more than once.

I asked the mods to have a look and they confirmed that it is spammers. So if you spot something along those lines, report it.

I was wondering about those, too. Glad to know that they really are spammers. 

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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post #17 of 26
7/19/12 at 11:04am
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I really wasn't sure what to think about them, but remember the Harry Vested ones? When the 4th or 5th one appeared I got suspicious and asked the mods to check it out. Look for threads with the word "vested" in the title or body. Though they don't always put it in, but if it looks fishy, report it. You're a veteran greeter, so you'll pick them out easy, I think smile.png

 

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post #18 of 26
7/19/12 at 3:04pm

Oh yeah, there was a bunch of the Harry Vested ones, wasn't there. One right after another lol. They're pretty obvious now that I know that's what they are. One of the things I've noticed, though, is (other than the odd, almost formal wording) they almost all say something like, ' my friends told me about this website' lol. 

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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post #19 of 26
7/19/12 at 3:12pm

We think most of these have been found and squashed, but if you find any others, please report them and we'll kill those spammers too!

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post #20 of 26
7/19/12 at 10:47pm
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We wil, Nifty. I'm hoping they'll get the message soon and go away. I haven't seen many movie spams this week and I used to find 6-8 in a day. I think we're winning.

 

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