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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! :roll:

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 :lol:

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