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Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:31 am
by Scarpetta
Hi all, I have just received a spam email in my inbox here from someone called profilicus. The message was titled Forum administration. DO NOT OPEN IT!!!! It is spam and may damage your pc.
Can anyone tell me who and how I report this user?
TY
Re: Spam email just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 4:59 am
by linds
Yes I got this too.... I suspect it has gone to a lot of CV users. i did not know how to report this as spam as i couldn't see a spam link in the message box. I have deleted it but I did open it.... Does anyone else know if it can infect your PC? I think it is just SPAM adware..am surprised the mail got through though especially as I have set my settings to not rec direct e-mail through the site!
Re: Spam email just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:48 am
by Steen Jakobsen
It is a newly registered user sending spam via PM, I have blocked his account and IP address I did not get the message myself so I can not comment on the risk of malicious code. Anyone else concerned please delete the PM, and obviously never click on a link in one of these messages. Any questions please email
webmaster@carvoeiro.com
Re: Spam email just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 7:01 am
by laserblazer
I had one and also one from another forum so the guy is getting about!
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:24 am
by Steen Jakobsen
I have restricted the PM options in order to avoid this happening again:
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:48 am
by Michael Crane
Steen Jakobsen wrote:I have restricted the PM options in order to avoid this happening again:
Steen, I am sorry to see you have blocked PMs going to more than one member at a time. I use multi-PMs to keep in contact with 'friends' and now we can't do it any more. Would you reconsider reinstating this function? It is a pain in the bum having to send out the same PM to everyone in single PMs.
I hope it's not going to be that one stupid individual gets to spoil everything for everyone else.
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:54 am
by Steen Jakobsen
Michael Crane wrote:Pain in the bum?
I have been answering emails and retrieving user names since 7am...
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:57 am
by Michael Crane
Steen Jakobsen wrote:Michael Crane wrote:Pain in the bum?
I have been answering emails and retrieving user names since 7am...
You need a Virtual PA . . . . I know where you can find one!

Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:01 am
by Steen Jakobsen
send me the lottery numbers

Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:15 am
by Sharen Crane
Steen Jakobsen wrote:send me the lottery numbers

I'm good, but I'm not that good

Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:20 pm
by joanne
I had one as well and tried to read before I saw this thread, it would not let me open it, shall I just delete it? Sorry not very good on the Computer.....
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:22 pm
by Steen Jakobsen
Please delete it.
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:56 pm
by joanne
ok thanks will do
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:30 pm
by SJ & RE
Opened it and deleted it, hope nothing goes wrong
Re: Spam email (PM) just received
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:24 pm
by Rayeileen
I got an email in outlook to say I had a new private message but there was nothing there? Could this have been the same spam email,just deleted it