Spam email (PM) just received

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Scarpetta
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Spam email (PM) just received

Post 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
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Re: Spam email just received

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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!
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Re: Spam email just received

Post 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
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Re: Spam email just received

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I had one and also one from another forum so the guy is getting about!
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

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I have restricted the PM options in order to avoid this happening again:
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

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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.
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

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Michael Crane wrote:Pain in the bum?
I have been answering emails and retrieving user names since 7am...
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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:
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

Post by Steen Jakobsen »

send me the lottery numbers :)
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Steen Jakobsen wrote:send me the lottery numbers :)
I'm good, but I'm not that good :lol:
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

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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.....
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

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Please delete it.
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

Post by joanne »

ok thanks will do
SJ & RE
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Opened it and deleted it, hope nothing goes wrong
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Re: Spam email (PM) just received

Post 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
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