beonder13 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) Just got this a moment ago as a private message here... Catherine Newbie Hello Today, 03:08 PM Member Group Group: Members Member Posts Posts: 0 Member Joined Joined: Today, 03:00 PM Member Location Member Number Member No.: 21,049 [Edited: spam content removed so as not to give them publicity] [Admin Edit: Thread moved to Site Feedback (as it's not anything to do with the Xbox version of GR4 ] Edited November 6, 2009 by Pave Low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pave Low Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Yeah, I was just watching the PM system go nuts and noticed that that account had signed up and went straight to PMing IP is from Russia (Moscow) looks like they were PM spamming the member list alphabetically: Symbols.... A.... B... Banned now Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience folks and please delete the PM and don't both replying (the account is banned so they wont even see any replies) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehgler_AS Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 The lengths "people" will go to in order to spam is really depressing. Thanks for cleaning it up so quickly (unfortunately, being a B member, means I got my canned gift quite quickly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobblers Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 And there I was thinking I'd been sent something interesting...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I want to applaud our fine admin, Pave, who quickly addressed this problem at GR.net and was able to minimize the number of members to receive this message. I was not so fortunate to not get this spam message at another popular, company-owned, gaming site and my log in starts with a "Z". However, look at all those members that came back to the site to see what the PM was that they received. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 i think it was a covert ops by Rocky to boost the forum stats with some old members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I just deleted all those messages so most people will never see it. Apologies to those that did. Russia is heading for a complete ban from this site if it carries on like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beonder13 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Thumbs up Now how about some new GR4 info LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I received mine Not that it's disturbing nor anything, so no problem for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calius Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I knew a Russian named Cathy once, the things she could do with a tin of spam .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beonder13 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 What really peeved me is that I shortly received an email from another Russian asking for me to send a small iron stove to her and her kid to keep them warm this winter. Guessing they got the email from here... thank goodness for spam filters and Macs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I knew a Russian named Cathy once, the things she could do with a tin of spam .... I'd confess to being the 2nd shooter on the Grassy Knoll before I ate spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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