PM Spam

tjwalters · 02-11-2008, 07:26 PM

Received the following spam email in my PM today and didn't see an easy way to tag it as such, so am reporting it here:

Quote:

Hi,
I'm new here, how's it going?

"Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things as a meaningful unity" - Albert Einstein

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Patricia
http[colon]//patricia2.t35.com

(added [colon] to prevent reformatting of url)

Taylor · 02-11-2008, 07:33 PM

Hey TJ,
It looks to me as if she just wanted to say hi to another new member. That quote seems to be just part of her signature, not a subliminal message or the like.
Hopefully I am not wrong, but if I am, Jarred or Gabe or Ron will point it out.
Taylor

tjwalters · 02-11-2008, 07:44 PM

Don't think so. I did a web search on the url and it's been reported as spam (same message) on other sites. Also, this person has a "Posts:" counter of 0, so has never posted a message on this forum.

xavierdlc61887 · 02-11-2008, 07:50 PM

i recieved the same thing what is it???

Taylor · 02-11-2008, 07:52 PM

Well...I'm wrong once again!

tjwalters · 02-11-2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor

Well...I'm wrong once again!

Don't feel too bad. It's too cold to think straight.

heynow · 02-11-2008, 08:19 PM

I got the message too. But I went to her link and it had some info on lucid dreaming which I found interesting. Definitively spam though.

Whatever · 02-11-2008, 08:56 PM

I got one to and forwarded it to MediaHound and he said he would take care of it. Looks like the user's account is gone but I still have the PM in my PM's.

NanaNut2 · 02-11-2008, 09:42 PM

I got it as well. I just deleted it.
NanaNut2

MediaHound · 02-11-2008, 09:55 PM

All taken care of now.

Perhaps we will install some feature to prevent this, we could make it so people need a post or two on the forums before they can use the PM system. There are ways to prevent this but it comes with a tradeoff...

Have a great evening everyone and take it easy.

Bonheur · 02-11-2008, 10:27 PM

I got one, too. I was just trying to figure out how she had a join date of Dec 1969?!

MediaHound · 02-12-2008, 12:08 AM

Hi Therese,
That strange date appears now only because she does not exist anymore. It would involve a lengthly explanation of computer language to tell you why, but the simple answer is it could be considered a glitch of sorts because she was deleted but some of her messages remained. Please disregard that join date...

MonkeyLvr · 02-12-2008, 08:33 AM

I joined here because I got a PM from her on another forum and it seemed strange. I googled and found this thread.Glad to know my spidey senses weren't wrong before I answered.

tjwalters · 02-12-2008, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeyLvr

I joined here because I got a PM from her on another forum and it seemed strange. I googled and found this thread.Glad to know my spidey senses weren't wrong before I answered.

Awesome! My very first post on this message board brought in a new member.

Ahava · 02-12-2008, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaHound

All taken care of now.

Perhaps we will install some feature to prevent this, we could make it so people need a post or two on the forums before they can use the PM system. There are ways to prevent this but it comes with a tradeoff...

I got that message too, I just deleted it. I thought it was really odd, but shrugged it off. But Mediahound I think that's an excellent idea... it's not really much of a tradeoff, imo if it'll stem off some of that silly stuff.

Lilith · 02-13-2008, 08:02 PM

Hopefully there's no way it could contain a virus or something, right?

MediaHound · 02-13-2008, 08:05 PM

Not a chance, it was just someone sending messages to folks. She probably meant no harm just didn't realize that that's not customary here, or good netiquette.

turtile · 02-13-2008, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaHound

Not a chance, it was just someone sending messages to folks. She probably meant no harm just didn't realize that that's not customary here, or good netiquette.

The point of the message is to earn whoever is sending the message $$$. Whoever sent the message will most likely get money for each person they refer to the site (which is most likely a scam).

Don't click on the link!

It could also be a way to rank higher on search engines.

john_ny · 02-22-2008, 06:25 PM

I, also, got this PM, at about the time this thread was active. Today, I got it again, but as a PM on the Aquarium forum.

MediaHound · 02-22-2008, 11:32 PM

Yes its a robot going around the web plaguing a lot of forums at the moment.

02-11-2008, 07:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Taylor KING OF KORM. Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,402 BananaBucks : 10,896 Feedback: 13 / 100% Thanks: 187 Thanked 147 Times in 97 Posts Welcomes: 190	Re: PM Spam Hey TJ, It looks to me as if she just wanted to say hi to another new member. That quote seems to be just part of her signature, not a subliminal message or the like. Hopefully I am not wrong, but if I am, Jarred or Gabe or Ron will point it out. Taylor __________________ Taylor Update: 23 California Gold fruit expected by Thanksgiving!

02-11-2008, 07:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
tjwalters Location: MD, z7 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4 BananaBucks : 374 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Welcomes: 0	Re: PM Spam Don't think so. I did a web search on the url and it's been reported as spam (same message) on other sites. Also, this person has a "Posts:" counter of 0, so has never posted a message on this forum. __________________ Tom hardiestpalms.com Bowie, MD - USDA Zone 7

02-11-2008, 07:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
xavierdlc61887 xavierdlc61887's Photo Gallery Location: Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Fernie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 472 BananaBucks : 9,979 Feedback: 14 / 100% Thanks: 60 Thanked 58 Times in 50 Posts Welcomes: 31	Re: PM Spam i recieved the same thing what is it???

02-11-2008, 07:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Taylor KING OF KORM. Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,402 BananaBucks : 10,896 Feedback: 13 / 100% Thanks: 187 Thanked 147 Times in 97 Posts Welcomes: 190	Re: PM Spam Well...I'm wrong once again! __________________ Taylor Update: 23 California Gold fruit expected by Thanksgiving!

02-11-2008, 08:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
heynow heynow's Photo Gallery Location: Brandon FL Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 115 BananaBucks : 1,289 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 1 Thanked 25 Times in 11 Posts Welcomes: 1	Re: PM Spam I got the message too. But I went to her link and it had some info on lucid dreaming which I found interesting. Definitively spam though.

Members currently in the chatroom: 0
	The most chatters online in one day was 14, 11-13-2007. No one is currently using the chat.

02-11-2008, 08:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
Whatever revetahw Whatever's Photo Gallery Location: SW Ohio Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: Dalton Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 198 BananaBucks : 2,571 Feedback: 4 / 100% Thanks: 36 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts Welcomes: 191	Re: PM Spam I got one to and forwarded it to MediaHound and he said he would take care of it. Looks like the user's account is gone but I still have the PM in my PM's. __________________ With my feet upon the ground I lose myself between the sounds and open wide to suck it in. I feel it move across my skin. I'm reaching up and reaching out. I'm reaching for the random or what ever will bewilder me. And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been. We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been. Spiral out. Keep going...

02-11-2008, 09:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
NanaNut2 Indoor Gardener NanaNut2's Photo Gallery Location: Washington Find me on the map! Zone: 8-9 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 98 BananaBucks : 634 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts Welcomes: 96	Re: PM Spam I got it as well. I just deleted it. NanaNut2 __________________ NanaNut2

02-11-2008, 09:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,022 BananaBucks : 54,187 Feedback: 58 / 100% Thanks: 929 Thanked 1,099 Times in 383 Posts Welcomes: 246	Re: PM Spam All taken care of now. Perhaps we will install some feature to prevent this, we could make it so people need a post or two on the forums before they can use the PM system. There are ways to prevent this but it comes with a tradeoff... Have a great evening everyone and take it easy.

02-11-2008, 10:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bonheur Junior Member Bonheur's Photo Gallery Location: Florida Panhandle Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 31 BananaBucks : 367 Feedback: 2 / 100% Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Welcomes: 0	Re: PM Spam I got one, too. I was just trying to figure out how she had a join date of Dec 1969?!

02-12-2008, 12:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,022 BananaBucks : 54,187 Feedback: 58 / 100% Thanks: 929 Thanked 1,099 Times in 383 Posts Welcomes: 246	Re: PM Spam Hi Therese, That strange date appears now only because she does not exist anymore. It would involve a lengthly explanation of computer language to tell you why, but the simple answer is it could be considered a glitch of sorts because she was deleted but some of her messages remained. Please disregard that join date...

02-12-2008, 08:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
MonkeyLvr Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 108 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: PM Spam I joined here because I got a PM from her on another forum and it seemed strange. I googled and found this thread.Glad to know my spidey senses weren't wrong before I answered.

02-13-2008, 08:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lilith Senior Member Lilith's Photo Gallery Location: sunny Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Gina Anne Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 296 BananaBucks : 4,899 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 11 Thanked 42 Times in 22 Posts Welcomes: 1	Re: PM Spam Hopefully there's no way it could contain a virus or something, right?

02-13-2008, 08:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,022 BananaBucks : 54,187 Feedback: 58 / 100% Thanks: 929 Thanked 1,099 Times in 383 Posts Welcomes: 246	Re: PM Spam Not a chance, it was just someone sending messages to folks. She probably meant no harm just didn't realize that that's not customary here, or good netiquette.

02-22-2008, 06:25 PM	#19 (permalink)
john_ny Member john_ny's Photo Gallery Location: Staten Island, NY - southernmost county in NY State. Find me on the map! Zone: USDA7- Sunset34 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 280 BananaBucks : 8,371 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 29 Thanked 98 Times in 50 Posts Welcomes: 6	Re: PM Spam I, also, got this PM, at about the time this thread was active. Today, I got it again, but as a PM on the Aquarium forum. __________________ John

02-22-2008, 11:32 PM	#20 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,022 BananaBucks : 54,187 Feedback: 58 / 100% Thanks: 929 Thanked 1,099 Times in 383 Posts Welcomes: 246	Re: PM Spam Yes its a robot going around the web plaguing a lot of forums at the moment.