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Title: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: UK Redsox on July 24, 2015, 08:24:11 AM: Yokkiey

http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8564
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Legion on July 24, 2015, 09:02:53 AM: Ta. Will remove.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Woofles The Wonder Dog on July 27, 2015, 08:22:39 AM: http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8567

And another - Petikaka
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Legion on July 27, 2015, 08:35:29 AM: Cheers.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: UK Redsox on August 31, 2015, 03:12:01 PM: Only one post but looks a bit spammy

http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?action=profile;u=8592
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: dave.woodhall on August 31, 2015, 03:25:23 PM: Quote from: UK Redsox on August 31, 2015, 03:12:01 PM
Only one post but looks a bit spammy

http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?action=profile;u=8592

He was banned hours ago.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: UK Redsox on September 10, 2015, 02:45:33 PM: Has Zesagiji already been dealt with ?
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Louzie0 on September 11, 2015, 09:20:10 PM: Socialdistor
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Legion on September 11, 2015, 09:31:09 PM: Both gone.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Louzie0 on September 11, 2015, 09:40:04 PM: Great!
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Louzie0 on September 29, 2015, 04:50:03 PM: We've got another one who has helpfully started a new GTC Division 4 thread from 2012.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: PeterWithesShin on September 29, 2015, 04:52:30 PM: Already banned and i've removed the posts.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Louzie0 on September 29, 2015, 04:55:30 PM: Brill thanks PWS.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Woofles The Wonder Dog on September 29, 2015, 05:31:41 PM: I'm completely at a loss as to what these posters/posts are meant to achieve.

Would a capcha thingy on sign-up stop them or are they real people?
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: martin@ardenley on September 30, 2015, 09:14:25 AM: Quote from: Woofles The Wonder Dog on September 29, 2015, 05:31:41 PM
I'm completely at a loss as to what these posters/posts are meant to achieve.

Would a capcha thingy on sign-up stop them or are they real people?

I presume they are real people, as well as Captcha on sign up they have to answer two questions as well, this also applies to their first three posts.

As to what they are trying to achieve, email addresses would be my guess.
Title: Re: I think we've got a spammer
Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on October 04, 2015, 06:50:07 PM: German football fan sites have the worst problems with rival fans trolling.
They call them Der Spammer.

I'll get me coat.............