Umm... What's this?

rzr · 02-3-2009, 09:50 AM

Hi,Good Day
My name is Miss joy , I saw your profile in (www.flashflashrevolution.com) today and was moved and become
interested in you, I will like you to send me an email to my address
(joy2001william@yahoo.com) so that i can give you my pictures for you to know
whom i am.
I believed we can move from here? Remember colour or distance does not matter
but LOVE matters allot in life). Reply me back with my email
address(joy2001william@yahoo.com)please anrangen this mail and contact me with it
i hope to hear from you soon
yours Miss joy

A message I got on my comment wall. In all honesty, I had no idea where to put it. Move it I guess to somewhere more appropriate. Anyway, is this like a spam bot that's now getting at our comment walls? If so, do something?

Afrobean · 02-3-2009, 09:53 AM

They just want you to send an e-mail to them so they can get your e-mail address I think. Apparently there's quite a bit of money to be made in selling e-mail addresses for spam purposes.

Don't see how though... who would actually pay money to get their spam ads in people's inboxes? Is it really worth the money when almost everyone who receives said spam won't even look at it?

ps I used to get things like this on myspace from time to time, even back when I wasn't active at all. Seems to be aimless spam bots that do this sort of thing.

**Kynosaur** · 02-3-2009, 10:09 AM

Euchh. It's these kind of things that made everyone hate Bebo. Now they're here? Interwebz is failling at life

Life sucks...

Brb killing self.

rzr · 02-3-2009, 01:25 PM

Oh God. Sorry to bother you guys with the thread then, I just wasn't sure what it was. Hopefully an admin sees this. :/

**GG_Guru** · 02-3-2009, 02:31 PM

*clears throat*

edit: spam

BabyViperx3 · 02-3-2009, 02:50 PM

>__> Posted on my wall as well. Wtf is going on these days?

**Garquillex** · 02-3-2009, 03:28 PM

I received an ad from this 'Team Red' fellow. I would like to have him executed if possible.

**knuckles2224** · 02-3-2009, 03:32 PM

Spambots? Cause FFR needs the money?

rzr · 02-3-2009, 03:36 PM

Don't bring stupid **** into a serious thread. And I got another one.

Zybanthia · 02-3-2009, 03:38 PM

I saw this post on somebody's profile and immediately blocked it.

**Oni-Paranoia** · 02-3-2009, 03:39 PM

Hacking is simplified with an E-mail address and the right sources, especially if you use hotmail.
and yes, bots have moved to the comment walls, gl and stay way from there links and threads

**5.points** · 02-3-2009, 03:40 PM

Sorry, that was me.

But yeah, probably just a spam bot.

justin_ator · 02-3-2009, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garquillex

I received an ad from this 'Team Red' fellow. I would like to have him executed if possible.

Rofl!

Is there really a way to block that without putting a word box before posting stuff everywhere? (The kind where you have to type in what is seen in the picture?)

**Oni-Paranoia** · 02-3-2009, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justin_ator

(The kind where you have to type in what is seen in the picture?)

those are so fkin annoying

TC_llama499 · 02-3-2009, 03:54 PM

yeah everyone gets these...

Hello,
Myname is Miss Vida Gukama,i am a beautiful young girl with love,
caring, with tender heart.i am from Senegal in African country. I am
seriously looking for a relationship leading to any thing. Today i saw
your profile and i love it,
please contact me with your email address, and with this my email address for fast and easy communication (vidagukama@yahoo.com) please contact me so that you will know more about me and i will also show you my photo.
I will be happy to see your mail.
thanks for your understanding
Vida.

lol just ignore them and dont give out your email

rzr · 02-3-2009, 03:55 PM

They're called captchas and they suck. But, the problem is still that they an register.

justin_ator · 02-3-2009, 03:55 PM

I agree, and I would rather deal with deleting gay comments than see those dumb things show up on FFR. Registering is one thing, commenting? NO.

**GG_Guru** · 02-3-2009, 03:59 PM

You can get away with spam if its non-threatning. But what I can't truly understand is why bring bots here on FFR? It doesn't make sense. Only a tenth of the population is barely active and half of us would just end up deleting them. If you ask me its just another waste of time. They should start thinking of adding spam blockers if needed to. Only when the situation gets worse that is.

What do you guys think? Spam-Block?

rzr · 02-3-2009, 04:03 PM

Spam-block.

**devonin** · 02-3-2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Don't see how though... who would actually pay money to get their spam ads in people's inboxes? Is it really worth the money when almost everyone who receives said spam won't even look at it?

The US Government estimates that somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10 million dollars per year is scammed from Americans by e-mail scams like the Nigerian Banker et al. You underestimate -severely- how stupid many people are.

02-3-2009, 09:53 AM	#2
Afrobean Admiral in the Red Army Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the moon Age: 36 Posts: 13,262	Re: Umm... What's this? They just want you to send an e-mail to them so they can get your e-mail address I think. Apparently there's quite a bit of money to be made in selling e-mail addresses for spam purposes. Don't see how though... who would actually pay money to get their spam ads in people's inboxes? Is it really worth the money when almost everyone who receives said spam won't even look at it? ps I used to get things like this on myspace from time to time, even back when I wasn't active at all. Seems to be aimless spam bots that do this sort of thing. __________________

02-3-2009, 02:31 PM	#5
GG_Guru Let em' do what they want Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,219	Re: Umm... What's this? clears throat edit: spam __________________ Last edited by GG_Guru; 02-3-2009 at 04:04 PM..

02-3-2009, 02:50 PM	#6
BabyViperx3 FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Age: 31 Posts: 444	Re: Umm... What's this? >__> Posted on my wall as well. Wtf is going on these days? __________________ http://www.facebook.com/BabyViper http://www.plurlife.com/Babyviper http://www.formspring.me/BabyViper *R.I.P Jellygawd<3*

02-3-2009, 03:28 PM	#7
Garquillex FFR Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 33 Posts: 965	Re: Umm... What's this? I received an ad from this 'Team Red' fellow. I would like to have him executed if possible. __________________

02-3-2009, 03:38 PM	#10
Zybanthia FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 809	Re: Umm... What's this? I saw this post on somebody's profile and immediately blocked it.

02-3-2009, 03:39 PM	#11
Oni-Paranoia No fucks Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 2,440	Re: Umm... What's this? Hacking is simplified with an E-mail address and the right sources, especially if you use hotmail. and yes, bots have moved to the comment walls, gl and stay way from there links and threads

02-3-2009, 03:40 PM	#12
5.points Provy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Age: 30 Posts: 671	Re: Umm... What's this? Sorry, that was me. But yeah, probably just a spam bot. __________________

02-3-2009, 03:54 PM	#15
TC_llama499 Resident Rock Climber Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Age: 33 Posts: 1,573	Re: Umm... What's this? yeah everyone gets these... Hello, Myname is Miss Vida Gukama,i am a beautiful young girl with love, caring, with tender heart.i am from Senegal in African country. I am seriously looking for a relationship leading to any thing. Today i saw your profile and i love it, please contact me with your email address, and with this my email address for fast and easy communication (vidagukama@yahoo.com) please contact me so that you will know more about me and i will also show you my photo. I will be happy to see your mail. thanks for your understanding Vida. lol just ignore them and dont give out your email __________________

02-3-2009, 03:55 PM	#17
justin_ator 🥓<strong><span style="col Resident Overseer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 7,648	Re: Umm... What's this? I agree, and I would rather deal with deleting gay comments than see those dumb things show up on FFR. Registering is one thing, commenting? NO. __________________

02-3-2009, 03:59 PM	#18
GG_Guru Let em' do what they want Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,219	Re: Umm... What's this? You can get away with spam if its non-threatning. But what I can't truly understand is why bring bots here on FFR? It doesn't make sense. Only a tenth of the population is barely active and half of us would just end up deleting them. If you ask me its just another waste of time. They should start thinking of adding spam blockers if needed to. Only when the situation gets worse that is. What do you guys think? Spam-Block? __________________

02-3-2009, 04:03 PM	#19
rzr TWG Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ƲƝƌƐƦ ƮĦƐ ƧƐȺ Age: 32 Posts: 7,608	Re: Umm... What's this? Spam-block.

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