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jagtpf · #1 02-08-2020, 02:49 PM

Has anyone noticed any groups of individuals registering on their sites.

By groups, usually in twos and threes, all using a similar email client. Commonly they describe themselves as in their 20's but born in the 70's and 80's ( education's not what it used to be

).

This has been happening now on our Poetry Forum for a few months.

One other commonality, they rarely confirm registration.

Latest group using AT @lihui.lookin.at, previous ones, include
AT dedi.m8sbeingm8s.com,
AT hendricksen18.roastedtastyfood.com

All got past the spam filters.

I'm pruning them out after a week or so if they haven't confirmed registration - but it all seems rather odd.

In Omnibus · #2 02-08-2020, 04:52 PM

Undoubtedly human spammers. They are out there. I suggest you use the aggressive banning function that blocks emails from the end of the address.

jagtpf · #3 02-09-2020, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by In Omnibus

Undoubtedly human spammers. They are out there. I suggest you use the aggressive banning function that blocks emails from the end of the address.

Indeed Kris - nowt as strange as folk, though.....

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