irokin Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Several members have made me aware of a situation where spammers are using our PM system to distribute links to an expernal site purporting to be "The new site rules" or something to that effect. I don't have a solution I can impliment immediately aside from locking the accounts manually but I have a few ideas that I will try to put into effect sometime this afternoon. Part of the problem is that invision have flood control for posts and board sent emails but no flood control on PM's so they can send as many as they like as fast as the server will allow. Obviously for their accounts survival they don't spam Admin or moderators so I need your help finding these spammer accounts. Once they're found I will do my best to delete the PMs from the database before some users even read them so if you get a PM notification but no PM you'll know why. If you get one of these PMs: Don't click on the link Check this post to see if the member has been reported If they haven't please post a copy of the PM along with the username (without a clickable link) Delete the PM List of reported and locked accounts: zuratikl Thanks, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falken_KE30 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Just got one from Zuratikl Thanks for the heads up bud :D Bloody spammers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportivo_65 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Yeah, I got one. Just before I opened it I read this topic. Thanks :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeAE71 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Yeah I got one from zuratikl. Good work on the signature modification for the member stating not to open the link. I immediately knew not to open the link. Well done :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz_Rx Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Also got one from zuratikl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_fella6699 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 also just got one from zuratikl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosty Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Same deleted msg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Yeah I got one from zuratikl. Good work on the signature modification for the member stating not to open the link. I immediately knew not to open the link. Well done :D The fact that it didn't come from a mod kinda tipped me off without even looking at the sig :jamie: Quite a few other forums are having trouble lately with spammers having sigs with re-direct links in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I saw the pm and immediately thought it was suss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36panvan Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 cheers for the heads up, POST DELETED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 damn, i just paid for some viagra and a penis enlarger, as well as buying into some sort of electronics distribution deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yeah I got it too from zuratikl, knew it was suss as it wasn't from a mod Good work on the sig though haha, no one could miss it Cheers, Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbo92 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 figured everyone else had posted.. i wanted to as well so i don't feel lonley! i got it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSearcher Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 ha ha this helped me decide to delete: "zuratikl is a member of the Banned group and has 0 posts" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogs Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I also received one from him. I was going to notify you but noticed he had already been banned. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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