Hi all,
As spotted by a keen eyed @ZEDonist UK we had some dodgy links posted. In usual style the spammers really have little idea on how to hide their activities, but it's a timely reminder to watch what you click. I've made a few tweaks to the system which may help, but I can't stop all of them straight off, but each one helps strengthen the defences.
Here are some obvious things to look for if you don't know...
1. Posting links and only just joined (not always a good sign, but see point 2). Usernames show crossed out because they've been removed and reported to various global spam databases.
2. "I don't have the slightest idea what I'm asking"
3. "My links just really don't make sense" - I mean they look legit right!
Finally because they think they are clever they use a VPN to register the accounts, this time making it look like they are from Illinois, but then access the same account from Dera Ghazi Khan and Alipur in Pakistan.
All that effort to be called out and immediately wiped from the system, IP addresses and registration details added to cloud collective of known spammers.
As spotted by a keen eyed @ZEDonist UK we had some dodgy links posted. In usual style the spammers really have little idea on how to hide their activities, but it's a timely reminder to watch what you click. I've made a few tweaks to the system which may help, but I can't stop all of them straight off, but each one helps strengthen the defences.
Here are some obvious things to look for if you don't know...
1. Posting links and only just joined (not always a good sign, but see point 2). Usernames show crossed out because they've been removed and reported to various global spam databases.
2. "I don't have the slightest idea what I'm asking"
3. "My links just really don't make sense" - I mean they look legit right!
Finally because they think they are clever they use a VPN to register the accounts, this time making it look like they are from Illinois, but then access the same account from Dera Ghazi Khan and Alipur in Pakistan.
All that effort to be called out and immediately wiped from the system, IP addresses and registration details added to cloud collective of known spammers.
