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I dont think this is supposed to happen, is it?

Is it some sort of automsg the system is sending? I tried to reply, to the first batch, then i got the second batch.

No idea what is going on, but i had to disable PM e-mail notification.

He/she is a spammer :(
Please list other usernames if any.

I don't know who this person is but he's a pain in the ass. Deleting the accounts seems to delete all the PMs.

Ah, i see.
Thanks for looking into it.

So far, just these 2 usernames, but if anymore pops up, i'll let you know.

@Maxim: yes, the spam pms are gone from my inbox.
thanks.

I manually deleted their PM with a DB query yesterday.
It's a very unconfortable thing to do because while crafting the right query and investigating it is easy to accidentally peek at the subject/contents of some messages.

"Deleting the accounts seems to delete all the PMs. "

Didn't know or forgot about that. If that's confirmed it'll be easier next time.
It's a real headache to have to deal with the bots and the serial abusers :(

Ideally we'd have a way to limit PM for new users and maybe a way to report but it's lot of web work we don't have resource for. When we transition to phpbb3 it may help (or may make it worse? more attempts to exploits?)

I've been getting similar spam messages from "MrPopsicle43" (ironically my old name) and "Azul Fria". Both are names from the longplays.org forums, which I guess is done to make it seem more legitimate.

Confirmed spam and deleted about 10 such accounts. Bock, I also confirmed it wipes out the PMs when you do that via the "User Administration" form.

Getting spam from users "Robertwaf" and "JohnnyCon".

I've been getting unwanted spam messages from user "Timlot"

Deleted.

Spammer:
https://www.smspower.org/forums/member17729

Deleted, thank you!

https://www.smspower.org/forums/member17697 too

Spammer

https://www.smspower.org/forums/member21863

Russian spam.
StefankaErurF

KingMike wrote

Russian spam.
StefankaErurF

seconding

Received spam from:
https://www.smspower.org/forums/member23243

username/nick:
Karlossoevils

Author	Message
tibone Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 280	PM auto msg/spam? Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:44 pm
tibone Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 280	I dont think this is supposed to happen, is it? Is it some sort of automsg the system is sending? I tried to reply, to the first batch, then i got the second batch. No idea what is going on, but i had to disable PM e-mail notification.

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8508 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:09 pm
	He/she is a spammer :( Please list other usernames if any.

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14225 Location: London	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:03 pm
	I don't know who this person is but he's a pain in the ass. Deleting the accounts seems to delete all the PMs.

tibone Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 280	Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:10 pm
tibone Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 280	Ah, i see. Thanks for looking into it. So far, just these 2 usernames, but if anymore pops up, i'll let you know. @Maxim: yes, the spam pms are gone from my inbox. thanks.

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8508 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:25 am
	I manually deleted their PM with a DB query yesterday. It's a very unconfortable thing to do because while crafting the right query and investigating it is easy to accidentally peek at the subject/contents of some messages. "Deleting the accounts seems to delete all the PMs. " Didn't know or forgot about that. If that's confirmed it'll be easier next time. It's a real headache to have to deal with the bots and the serial abusers :( Ideally we'd have a way to limit PM for new users and maybe a way to report but it's lot of web work we don't have resource for. When we transition to phpbb3 it may help (or may make it worse? more attempts to exploits?)

Karmic Joined: 18 Jan 2017 Posts: 8 Location: Canada	Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 2:30 am
Karmic Joined: 18 Jan 2017 Posts: 8 Location: Canada	I've been getting similar spam messages from "MrPopsicle43" (ironically my old name) and "Azul Fria". Both are names from the longplays.org forums, which I guess is done to make it seem more legitimate.

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14225 Location: London	Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:52 am
	Confirmed spam and deleted about 10 such accounts. Bock, I also confirmed it wipes out the PMs when you do that via the "User Administration" form.

Charles MacDonald Joined: 28 Sep 1999 Posts: 1197	Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:56 pm
Charles MacDonald Joined: 28 Sep 1999 Posts: 1197	Getting spam from users "Robertwaf" and "JohnnyCon".

Bratwurst Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 9	Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:40 am
Bratwurst Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 9	I've been getting unwanted spam messages from user "Timlot"

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14225 Location: London	Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:26 am
	Deleted.

TinchoDJ Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 187 Location: Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina	Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:13 pm
	Spammer: https://www.smspower.org/forums/member17729

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8508 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:44 pm
	Deleted, thank you!

Niloct Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 605 Location: São Paulo - Brazil	Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:55 pm
	https://www.smspower.org/forums/member17697 too

TinchoDJ Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 187 Location: Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina	Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:47 pm
	Spammer https://www.smspower.org/forums/member21863

KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 453	Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:09 am
KingMike Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 453	Russian spam. StefankaErurF

SavagePencil Joined: 23 Aug 2009 Posts: 190 Location: Seattle, WA	Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:15 am
	KingMike wrote Russian spam. StefankaErurF seconding

meman887 Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 36 Location: United Kingdom, Glasgow	Spam Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 10:00 am
	Received spam from: https://www.smspower.org/forums/member23243 username/nick: Karlossoevils

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