Spam - Pace and Cap

Jonathan Steele · 12-02-2008, 06:25 PM

I received this PM:

XRumer 5 is the MOST EFFECTIVE software pack for promo!

You know,
XRumer 5.0 is the BEST software for promo and ad
Increase Google Page Rank, make income traffic and money, got customers and bucks

More info?
Just GOOGLE for XRUMER 5.0!
Good luck

from:

XRumerBestoZ
Guest

Posts: n/a

Jon

RichieP · 12-02-2008, 06:39 PM

I got the PM too Jon. I wouldn't even open it.

Charlie D · 12-02-2008, 06:52 PM

Thanks for info Jon

Ted Craven · 12-02-2008, 07:26 PM

We get about 4 of 5 of these bogus 'Registration' per week and I try to delete them as soon as I can. My favourites are from Beijing, Kamchatka, Latvia and Ukraine - those hotbeds of horse-racing interest. Not sure how they were able to make a Private Message Post, as that's not supposed to be allowed. (They probably know vBulletin better than I do...)

If the message sender doesn't look like a person, just Delete it. According to Wikipedia, the idea of such Spam posts is that you click through to some link which either gets you in trouble, or builds up Search Engine connections which benefits the spammer's website, e.g. in Google Search Rank.

Time to post more soldiers at the door...

Ted

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Jonathan Steele · 12-02-2008, 08:55 PM

"My favourites are from Beijing, Kamchatka, Latvia and Ukraine - those hotbeds of horse-racing interest."

LOL!!!

Jon

Rverge · 12-03-2008, 04:35 PM

ted
i got the message to, will now delete.
ml

Jonathan Steele · 12-04-2008, 05:43 PM

I got another one today. This time I did not open it.

XRumer 5.0 is the BEST software pack for promotion! 12-04-2008
XRumerBestoZ 05:03 PM

Can we ban this interloper?

Jon

Ted Craven · 12-04-2008, 05:55 PM

I deleted that member, it re-registered, I deleted it again just now (I guess not soon enough...). I have blocked it based on an email address fragment, but it's tough when the email address is Gmail or Yahoo.

Please let us know if this happens again and I'll see if there are any tricks to combat this further.

Ted

Jonathan Steele · 12-04-2008, 06:18 PM

Ted, thanks...will do.

Regards,

Jon

azbacks · 12-05-2008, 12:05 AM

I feel left out. No PM. My wife had PMS several years ago does that count?

I love the e-mail I get from Nigeria, Mumbabwe (sp), and others needing help in cashing their cashiers checks or receiving money from the national treasury.

Pete

12-02-2008, 06:25 PM	#1
Jonathan Steele Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 471	Spam I received this PM: XRumer 5 is the MOST EFFECTIVE software pack for promo! You know, XRumer 5.0 is the BEST software for promo and ad Increase Google Page Rank, make income traffic and money, got customers and bucks More info? Just GOOGLE for XRUMER 5.0! Good luck from: XRumerBestoZ Guest Posts: n/a Jon __________________ "Free your mind and the profits will follow."

12-02-2008, 07:26 PM	#4
Ted Craven Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 8,853	We get about 4 of 5 of these bogus 'Registration' per week and I try to delete them as soon as I can. My favourites are from Beijing, Kamchatka, Latvia and Ukraine - those hotbeds of horse-racing interest. Not sure how they were able to make a Private Message Post, as that's not supposed to be allowed. (They probably know vBulletin better than I do...) If the message sender doesn't look like a person, just Delete it. According to Wikipedia, the idea of such Spam posts is that you click through to some link which either gets you in trouble, or builds up Search Engine connections which benefits the spammer's website, e.g. in Google Search Rank. Time to post more soldiers at the door... Ted __________________ RDSS - Racing Decision Support System™

12-02-2008, 08:55 PM	#5
Jonathan Steele Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 471	"My favourites are from Beijing, Kamchatka, Latvia and Ukraine - those hotbeds of horse-racing interest." LOL!!! Jon __________________ "Free your mind and the profits will follow."

12-03-2008, 04:35 PM	#6
Rverge Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh, now! Lancaster, CA. Posts: 2,531	ted i got the message to, will now delete. ml __________________ i love every single minute of life, and, if one is lucky,then you must give it to others.

12-04-2008, 05:43 PM	#7
Jonathan Steele Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 471	I got another one today. This time I did not open it. XRumer 5.0 is the BEST software pack for promotion! 12-04-2008 XRumerBestoZ 05:03 PM Can we ban this interloper? Jon __________________ "Free your mind and the profits will follow."

12-02-2008, 06:39 PM	#2
RichieP Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,014	I got the PM too Jon. I wouldn't even open it.

12-02-2008, 06:52 PM	#3
Charlie D Match Up Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,105	Thanks for info Jon

12-04-2008, 05:55 PM	#8
Ted Craven Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 8,853	I deleted that member, it re-registered, I deleted it again just now (I guess not soon enough...). I have blocked it based on an email address fragment, but it's tough when the email address is Gmail or Yahoo. Please let us know if this happens again and I'll see if there are any tricks to combat this further. Ted __________________ RDSS - Racing Decision Support System™

12-04-2008, 06:18 PM	#9
Jonathan Steele Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 471	Ted, thanks...will do. Regards, Jon __________________ "Free your mind and the profits will follow."

12-05-2008, 12:05 AM	#10
azbacks Grade 1 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 226	I feel left out. No PM. My wife had PMS several years ago does that count? I love the e-mail I get from Nigeria, Mumbabwe (sp), and others needing help in cashing their cashiers checks or receiving money from the national treasury. Pete __________________ There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. -- Will Rogers (1879-1935)