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Possible Spam/Bot Members?

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(@hamsterman)
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I noticed on the Members List that there are a fair number of what appear to be marketing members. Check this:



Not to pick on them, but really?

Deloras Longoria - "When you loved this short article and you wish to receive more info concerning Moo promo code generously visit the web site. "

Derrick Burdekin - "Here is more information about electrician atlanta look at our internet site. "

I'll stop before I get to the female hair loss treatment...

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(@hamsterman)
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Hm, can't get html links to work, and I can't edit my post anymore.
This one has the title= but added between the greater than sign and the lesser than sign another Members List
Members List
This one removed the "title="
Members List

OK, link button has the href not include the end greater-than sign after the quote, but adds one just before the closing slash a. If that doesn't make sense, that's OK, just look here for proper syntax:

W3 Org HTML Link Syntax

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(@admin)
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Joined: 12 years ago

Hamsterman,
Thank you for pointing this out. We have been monitoring new members for some time and those users specifically, in addition to several others, have been dealt with. We are also taking steps to prevent furthur spammers/bots so we can keep the forums a nice community.

The Frontiers Saga Web Team

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(@hamsterman)
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It looks like a couple more spambots were able to register.

June Kitamura - "For more information in regards to cambogia hca look into the site. "

Chelsey Whitehurst - "For more info about chwilówka bez krd have a look at

Fortunately, so far they're just making a profile.

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(@admin)
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Joined: 12 years ago

Hamsterman,
Thanks for pointing these out. Currently we have multiple anti-spam checks in place and are looking for more precautions to prevent this.

If you click the users profile, you should see a "Report User" button. You can use this new feature to help us keep spam under control. It notifies us to confirm that the user is not a splogger or spammer.

The Frontiers Saga Web Team

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(@ericnay)
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Joined: 11 years ago

FYI - Got a spammy email today through this site:

grant zara sent you a new message:

Subject: HELLO

"Hi, nice to meet you, my name is zara ,I like your profile and i will be very happy if you can contact me with my email address (zara4grant@live.com) so that i can tell you more about myself and also share my pictures with you. I will be waiting for your mail because i don't always log in to this site.take care and God blessed you

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 Jim
(@guardsix)
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Joined: 11 years ago

I got this same email. I have no profile on this site.

I think you have lost control of your member list and their email addresses! Need to fix this.

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(@aircav)
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Joined: 11 years ago

I got the same email

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(@sarah51)
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Joined: 11 years ago

I got the grant zara e-mail also.

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(@elmar)
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Joined: 11 years ago

Grant Zara - is a Spammer

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(@admin)
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Joined: 12 years ago

Grant Zara was a spammer that sent multiple messages via the private message system. This is the only occurrence that we have had of bots/spam attempting to utilize the private messaging system. We have implemented a restriction on sending speed for messages. We attempt to make every effort to remove and prevent spam as much as possible.

@guardsix All registered members of the forum have a "profile" where they can edit their profile image, signatures, and view private messages. You may go to your profile from the upper right corner and select Settings -> Notifications to determine if you receive emails when your are mentioned in a post or receive a private message, which was the case with the "Grant Zara" messages that occurred in late April.

The Frontiers Saga Web Team

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