Warning Mysterious PM

Berkley · 22nd November 2007, 03:57 AM

New private message:

Quote:

03:02 PM 21st November 2007
Erin Pavlina Hey there.

Not being acquainted with the sender, I deleted the message without opening. I assume this is the offending party.

katana · 22nd November 2007, 11:02 AM

I got it too.....and actually read the first chapter (curiosity, couldn't help myself ...... anyway, it only 'kills cats'

) .....wasn't that bad

I have now deleted.

David

asomotif · 22nd November 2007, 12:32 PM

Starting with 'Hey there' they just touched the right button with me.
Will delete it.

Thanks also to Rick.

Best regards,

Bill M · 22nd November 2007, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asomotif

Starting with 'Hey there' they just touched the right button with me.
Will delete it.

Thanks also to Rick.

Best regards,

Thanks also to Rick and Andrew.

My first thought, when I read the post from Erin, was "Well aren't I special? This exotic foreign woman has asked for my kind assistance, knowing the caliber of fine posts I have contributed to this illustrious Forum! She is asking for a sparkling review to thwart her husband's negative comments."

My second thought was that this "request from Erin" did not pass the "nose test", i.e. something smells here.

So I decided to forward it to Andrew and Rick. Their response was that it was spam and delete it.

PUFF · 22nd November 2007, 03:06 PM

I did open the link. It leads to a really boring e-book.

Lee · 23rd November 2007, 04:31 PM

Reluctantly, as a result of this spam attack, I have disabled the ability for new registrants to send PMs until they have been taken out of probationary status.

Unfortunately, this will likely be inconvenient for the lurker who wishs to contact a posting member (for example, to inquire about an item in the swap forum).

The probationary status (placing new registrant's posts in a queue that has to be cleared before the post becomes visible) itself was implemented as a result of spam postings. Members are removed from this status by the moderators as their motivations become more clear.

If a lurker-member really wants the PM functions and has registered but not posted since this probationary status was instated, he or she still has the option of sending me an e-mail identifying himself or herself and discussing his or her ethnographic arms interests sufficiently to allow me to differentiate him or her from a spammer.

P.S. - Don't make your subject 'Hey there' if you want it to get read

Jeff D · 23rd November 2007, 06:12 PM

Hi Rick,

You might want to remove the link in your original post. Lets not help them in anyway

.

Jeff

22nd November 2007, 12:32 PM	#3
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Hey There Starting with 'Hey there' they just touched the right button with me. Will delete it. Thanks also to Rick. Best regards,

23rd November 2007, 04:31 PM	#6
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	Same old story, a few spoil things for the many... Reluctantly, as a result of this spam attack, I have disabled the ability for new registrants to send PMs until they have been taken out of probationary status. Unfortunately, this will likely be inconvenient for the lurker who wishs to contact a posting member (for example, to inquire about an item in the swap forum). The probationary status (placing new registrant's posts in a queue that has to be cleared before the post becomes visible) itself was implemented as a result of spam postings. Members are removed from this status by the moderators as their motivations become more clear. If a lurker-member really wants the PM functions and has registered but not posted since this probationary status was instated, he or she still has the option of sending me an e-mail identifying himself or herself and discussing his or her ethnographic arms interests sufficiently to allow me to differentiate him or her from a spammer. P.S. - Don't make your subject 'Hey there' if you want it to get read

22nd November 2007, 11:02 AM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	I got it too.....and actually read the first chapter (curiosity, couldn't help myself ...... anyway, it only 'kills cats' ) .....wasn't that bad I have now deleted. David

22nd November 2007, 03:06 PM	#5
PUFF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 30 miles north of Bangkok, 20 miles south of Ayuthaya, Thailand Posts: 224	I did open the link. It leads to a really boring e-book.

23rd November 2007, 06:12 PM	#7
Jeff D Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 473	Hi Rick, You might want to remove the link in your original post. Lets not help them in anyway . Jeff