Unsolicited Messages?

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  1. briq23

    briq23 New Member

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    I have a member calling themselves "Erin Pavlina" who sent me a message about viewing a book through this website. Is this legit or is this a spammer or hacker? Is there someone on this website I should forward this to so they can be blocked? I'm not familiar with this kinda stuff, so forgive my ignorance, but I am assuming this is unwanted.

    Or am I just supposed to delete it and forget it?
     
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    I got one too. I just got rid of it.
     
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    Delete it. Admin, please delete this spammer's account ASAP, thanks
     
  4. michael

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    Yep, it's a spammer, I deleted the account, and also all the PMs from this user. Hopefully that does the trick, and apologies for the inconvenience.
     
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    thanks, i got it also
     
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    Wow, quick work, thanks Michael. I have a community based site too, and have had the same crap on it. I changed a setting that required new users to have a minimum of 5 posts before they could PM anyone...
     
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    Thanks Michael!
     
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    Spam PM was already deleted before I had the chance to read it!:wave:

    Great work admin!!:smile:
     
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    I just got the email from the spammer "Pavilina". Having not been on this site for some time - I read part of it. Am I going to run into problems (on my computer) from opening up this email?

    But - thanks for letting me know what's up Michael and getting rid of this guy. Much appreciated.
     
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    Don't know about the email but the PM just pointed me to a site to read an advance copy of a book. There is a paragraph that read something like "If you reached this page because of an unsolicited PM, please read this". THAT page was a diatribe against some other guy who has been reportedly posting the link everywhere. I didn't read much of it.
     
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    Wow... last time I was on here was Jan of 06! Sold the VFR's in 05. Getting the message from the spammer was like a blast from the past! Hehe... LOTS of changes since my last visit. Looking good. Sure makes me miss the VFR's!!
     
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    Dang... my avatar is way outdated too... That was several bikes back! Running a KLR 650 and Vstrom 650 now, but I still steal seat time on VFR's from my other riding buds ;-)
     
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    derstuka Lord of the Wankers Staff Member

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    Are you kidding me?? That two timing bitch Erin Palvina just broke my heart.....she told me that she loved me, and would marry me immediately if I wired her 2k!
    I'LL WAIT FOR YOU FOREVER ERIN.....I LOVE YOU!!!!
     
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    Didn't know what was up today & had recived nothing, get home & I had it on the home e-mail :mad:

    Heads up gave me the insta delete mode to get rid of it:smash:
     
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    Just for amusement, thought I would post a copy of an email that I received shortly after the spam attack:

     
  18. His&Hers VFR

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    Thanks for the quick action Michael.

    I also got the e-mail (your quick response though ensured that I did not get a PM) but like a dummy I clicked on the link that said I had a PM here at VFR World. :redface:

    I did not however click on the link that supposedly was to where the book was. I changed my Password here and hopefully I did not get a virus on my PC. :mad:
     
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    Scott, now you sound like Kurt. LOL J/K


    (FYI - TX_F2 on TWT)
     
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    Spammer. Got it. Deleted it after...
    I read the first chapter. Sounds like a grade 8 wrote it. Very dreary, uneventful and boring. ZZZZZZZZZ
     
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