(title edited): Post Here if you Receive PM Spam

Hello. I just signed up to this forum and am a little irritated. I have no posts indicating that I'm ready to trade (this is my first post), yet I've received 5 trade request PM spams. In fact, when I'm done posting this topic I'll probably have two more.
Don't assume that a new user is new to freebies. I'm an A4F member and have not had this problem at all. If someone wants to trade with you they will contact you or post that they are open to trade PMs.
I hope this stops soon. I would like to become a contributing member of this forum.
Spammers are just going to shoot themselves in the foot by making people leave before they have a chance to check this place out.

Contact the mods about the spammers and theyll do somethin about it

i got spammed minutes after i joined a4f...

It's just the way it is. They see you on the new members thing and PM you. Sorry to hear that but it should clear up soon. In the meantime just contact the mods about the spammers. )

I was literally barraged with pms my first day here )

but I wanted money, so I appreciated it

Congrats
[b5c7bcffbea]Bhall3
elfygp
ultimatestartuppackage
Latanya[/b5c7bcffbea]

You're the first user's to have their PM privileges revoked for 3 days.

ultimatestartuppackage, you get special treatment, since you're spamming your ebook.

Let us know, we'll take care of it. It wasn't as big of a problem before all the new folks joined in the last few months.

I'll post an announcement since this seems to be a continuing problem.

[b611e17dc56]Edit[/b611e17dc56] Whoa, doylnea and me on the same wavelength.

[quote62784ea8e5="dmorris68"]Let us know, we'll take care of it. It wasn't as big of a problem before all the new folks joined in the last few months.

I'll post an announcement since this seems to be a continuing problem.

[b62784ea8e5]Edit[/b62784ea8e5] Whoa, doylnea and me on the same wavelength.[/quote62784ea8e5]

Doylnea, I can only imagine what it would be like to be on the same wavelength as dmorris. playful

[quotee3a45569e7="doylnea"]Congrats
[be3a45569e7]Bhall3
elfygp
ultimatestartuppackage
Latanya[/be3a45569e7]

You're the first user's to have their PM privileges revoked for 3 days.

ultimatestartuppackage, you get special treatment, since you're spamming your ebook.[/quotee3a45569e7]

It wasn't my intent to get anyone in trouble. I didn't turn anyone in. I just wanted to make it known that this is a real turnoff for a new member. I'm sure it will stop soon. )

Would one of you mods please let me know what constitutes spam. in pms. I haven't sent anything to knowledge that was any different than what was sent to me when I first joined. I certainly don't want to break the rules nor do I want to run anyone off. Please let me know so I can correct it and not make the same mistake. Thanks

Spam is sending unsolicited PMs to users that have not indicated an interest in the type of trade you're proposing. As an example, sending someone a PM that says something to the effect of, "I saw your thread asking for x, but would you do y?"

Leave those types of questions to The Trading Post.

[quote84a797d11e="doylnea"]Congrats
[b84a797d11e]Bhall3
elfygp
ultimatestartuppackage
Latanya[/b84a797d11e]

You're the first user's to have their PM privileges revoked for 3 days.

ultimatestartuppackage, you get special treatment, since you're spamming your ebook.[/quote84a797d11e]

Owned by one of the best! harharhar

Thank you. I helped a friend sign up a week or so ago, and within literally 3 minutes she had 6 PMs from people wanting her to do sites - when she didn't even know what she was doing !!! If I'd have thought of it, I'd have had her report it as spam - as it was, I just had her delete them. But what about the people who sign up on their own, without someone helping them?????

Laurel

Sending anyone a PM spam, that is a message to say "welcome to the site, I'm happy to help you, oh, and you can help me by signing up for my site for $6" or anything to that effect is punishable by 3 days of no PM abilities.

If a user posts in this thread that they've received PM spam, a mod or admin will investigate, and take action as necessary.

I might add that you want to be careful about just PMing someone out of the blue in general. Give a new person time to surf the forums, lurk for a while, read, and see how things operate. Then, if they have questions, they can post them out in the open. That way, the questions and answers are there for everyone to benefit from.

so I just got a PM from someone that mentioned the site I'm looking for but wants to pay me to sign up for another site from the same network instead. This is def. PM spam right?

[quote6b4c9dea31="CollidgeGraduit"]I might add that you want to be careful about just PMing someone out of the blue in general. Give a new person time to surf the forums, lurk for a while, read, and see how things operate. Then, if they have questions, they can post them out in the open. That way, the questions and answers are there for everyone to benefit from.[/quote6b4c9dea31]

So if I PM you thanking you for the "other night" it would be bad?! oops lol

Haha, awesome.

I have before, but not really lately...
But what I hate more than anything is posting a topic in the trade forum saying I am paying for greens, not saying anything about trading green for green and then I do get several PM's from people saying hey I'll do this if you do this for me.

[quote938dbb8b23="egyptianruin"][quote938dbb8b23="CollidgeGraduit"]I might add that you want to be careful about just PMing someone out of the blue in general. Give a new person time to surf the forums, lurk for a while, read, and see how things operate. Then, if they have questions, they can post them out in the open. That way, the questions and answers are there for everyone to benefit from.[/quote938dbb8b23]

So if I PM you thanking you for the "other night" it would be bad?! oops lol[/quote938dbb8b23]

I don't mind them, but I prefer the voicemails you leave with heavy breathing.

the following users have sent me PM spam so far

gator1002
brian9889
c.bomb
blogspot

I have provided KeithA with the messages already.

Thanks!
babA

Hi i just joined and i have not set a post and got these messages

From makingdeals209
To FSUchick85
Posted Tue Apr 17, 2007 807 pm
Subject Hi! Quote message
Hello, I just wanted to say welcome to freeipodguide.com; I can help you get started if you would like. I can't officially ask you to do a trade unless you show interest first. Just let me know if your ready to get started and I will do everything I can to make you have a great experience here. You can go to my profile and check out my feedback from all the newbie’s I have helped in the previous months. I will even offer to give you my number if you need any phone assistants. Hope to hear from you soonli Before initiating a trade with anyone, or posting a topic in the Trading Post, you must read and understand the rules as indicated in the first post li
Happy Trading

Makingdeals209
185 TR’s
114 karma’s





From petieroman
To FSUchick85
Posted Tue Apr 17, 2007 814 pm
Subject May I paypal you an easy $15, FSUchick85 Quote message
Hi, FSUchick85! I saw you just joined us here at FreeiPodGuide.
Welcome aboard! Smile

If you are interested, I would like to personally show you how
this whole process works, answer your questions, and send you
an easy $15 by PayPal.

So, if you're interested in making some easy money, just hit the
Post Reply button right now. If not, hit Delete Message,
and I will never bother you again with an offer of easy money.

Thanks!

_________________
Im not dead, I dont want to go on the cart.

[quote2ee58ae80f="FSUchick85"]Hi i just joined and i have not set a post and got these messages

From makingdeals209
To FSUchick85
Posted Tue Apr 17, 2007 807 pm
Subject Hi! Quote message
Hello, I just wanted to say welcome to freeipodguide.com; I can help you get started if you would like. I can't officially ask you to do a trade unless you show interest first. Just let me know if your ready to get started and I will do everything I can to make you have a great experience here. You can go to my profile and check out my feedback from all the newbie’s I have helped in the previous months. I will even offer to give you my number if you need any phone assistants. Hope to hear from you soonli Before initiating a trade with anyone, or posting a topic in the Trading Post, you must read and understand the rules as indicated in the first post li
Happy Trading

Makingdeals209
185 TR’s
114 karma’s





From petieroman
To FSUchick85
Posted Tue Apr 17, 2007 814 pm
Subject May I paypal you an easy $15, FSUchick85 Quote message
Hi, FSUchick85! I saw you just joined us here at FreeiPodGuide.
Welcome aboard! Smile

If you are interested, I would like to personally show you how
this whole process works, answer your questions, and send you
an easy $15 by PayPal.

So, if you're interested in making some easy money, just hit the
Post Reply button right now. If not, hit Delete Message,
and I will never bother you again with an offer of easy money.

Thanks!

_________________
Im not dead, I dont want to go on the cart.[/quote2ee58ae80f]

LMFAO

[quote25a18c3e3c="CollidgeGraduit"][quote25a18c3e3c="egyptianruin"]So if I PM you thanking you for the "other night" it would be bad?! oops lol[/quote25a18c3e3c]

I don't mind them, but I prefer the voicemails you leave with heavy breathing.[/quote25a18c3e3c]

He won't buy you that sonic screwdriver....you'll see.

[quoteeef406d6f9="Tholek"][quoteeef406d6f9="CollidgeGraduit"][quoteeef406d6f9="egyptianruin"]So if I PM you thanking you for the "other night" it would be bad?! oops lol[/quoteeef406d6f9]

I don't mind them, but I prefer the voicemails you leave with heavy breathing.[/quoteeef406d6f9]

He won't buy you that sonic screwdriver....you'll see.[/quoteeef406d6f9]
But...but...he promised me! Collidge Im never wearing that outfit or meowing like a cat ever again!!!!!! (runs off crying)

Spammed by brian9889 & blogspot

[quote242e84bb98="FSUchick85"]Hi i just joined and i have not set a post and got these message
[snip][/quote242e84bb98]
I have a question. Why does it say you are a 21 year old girl but if you use your email and search MySpace it is a guys page? He is 19 and from Florida too. Hmmm, seems like someone is pretending to be a girl to get some special treatment...

lol my 1st two spams here wayyyy back in 2005 were from two mods here 1st from wood and the other from sweeedfish. Both aren't mods anymore lol lol

I didn't think it matter if i used my roomates account since i'm always on the computer but i guess i can put my school email, oh and by the way i recieved this also

From brian9889
To FSUchick85
Posted Wed Apr 18, 2007 1022 am
Subject Paying up to $100 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Quote message
I need greens on list. Will pay to $100 after approval. Easy offers to complete. Need to do 1 full credit offer or 2 1/2 credit offers. So you will earn credit. I will help you out any way i can.

This is link

http//tech.hotgifts4you.com?referral=---> $20 after approval
http//iPods.Easy-Rewards.com/index.php?referral=---> $20 after approval
http//www.giftcards.giftorb.com/?referral=---> $20 after approval
http//www.craftycash.net/?cash=---> $20 after approval
http//www.paypirate.net/?ref=---> $20 after approval

make sure u register when u click the link to avoid going unrefer thx if u have any questions let me know.


affer you go green , PM me, and give me you register's email and paypal account .

^^^

I edited them out for you, FSU"chick"85, but please DO NOT POST REFLINKS, even if you're reporting someone's PM.

All we need is the person's username, not a copied-and-pasted PM.

spammed by meadco

[quote8a01e4a10d="FSUchick85"]I didn't think it matter if i used my roomates account since i'm always on the computer but i guess i can put my school email, oh and by the way i recieved this also[/quote8a01e4a10d]
So you are a girl but used your roommates email to sign up?

Ya, I had the opposite problem. My A4F PM box is filled with PM spam(I opened 1 trading topic there, but before that, I had dozens of PMs).

We are trying our hardest to stop the spam. If it happens post who spammed you here and we will pwn them...

[quote1b16fb343d="Wolfeman"]...we will pwn them...[/quote1b16fb343d]

I think that should be added to the official mission statement of the board. ;)

[quote380df752a2="Wolfeman"][quote380df752a2="FSUchick85"]Hi i just joined and i have not set a post and got these message
[snip][/quote380df752a2]
I have a question. Why does it say you are a 21 year old girl but if you use your email and search MySpace it is a guys page? He is 19 and from Florida too. Hmmm, seems like someone is pretending to be a girl to get some special treatment...[/quote380df752a2]

This makes me a little nervous. FSUchick85's email isn't visible on her profile page - at least it's not when I checked. But she's being searched out on myspace with her email? I'm all for checking information in order to facilitate a good forum, but what happened to keeping your chosen private signup information private? Am I missing something here?? )

[quotebcbf65a51b="marketingman0069"][quotebcbf65a51b="Wolfeman"][quotebcbf65a51b="FSUchick85"]Hi i just joined and i have not set a post and got these message
[snip][/quotebcbf65a51b]
I have a question. Why does it say you are a 21 year old girl but if you use your email and search MySpace it is a guys page? He is 19 and from Florida too. Hmmm, seems like someone is pretending to be a girl to get some special treatment...[/quotebcbf65a51b]

This makes me a little nervous. FSUchick85's email isn't visible on her profile page - at least it's not when I checked. But she's being searched out on myspace with her email? I'm all for checking information in order to facilitate a good forum, but what happened to keeping your chosen private signup information private? Am I missing something here?? )[/quotebcbf65a51b]

He never posted her email or her myspace page so it still is private information they (meaning mods and admins) have the right to check out the members of their community I believe especially if something seems amiss.

It hardly seems something was amiss, but even so, searching myspace? That's odd. Ehh, whatever.

I like apple pie.

[quote7953aa41a6="marketingman0069"][quote7953aa41a6="Wolfeman"][quote7953aa41a6="FSUchick85"]Hi i just joined and i have not set a post and got these message
[snip][/quote7953aa41a6]
I have a question. Why does it say you are a 21 year old girl but if you use your email and search MySpace it is a guys page? He is 19 and from Florida too. Hmmm, seems like someone is pretending to be a girl to get some special treatment...[/quote7953aa41a6]

This makes me a little nervous. FSUchick85's email isn't visible on her profile page - at least it's not when I checked. But she's being searched out on myspace with her email? I'm all for checking information in order to facilitate a good forum, but what happened to keeping your chosen private signup information private? Am I missing something here?? )[/quote7953aa41a6]
As a mod we can see all your emails. We can also see your IPs. I randomly check up on people to make sure they aren't a former user come back to scam again. I would also like to inform people if a user is pretending to be a girl when he isn't. Next step is scamming. If you don't like it, too bad. I'm here to protect our users...

[quote09b5df06a4="marketingman0069"][quote09b5df06a4="Wolfeman"][quote09b5df06a4="FSUchick85"]Hi i just joined and i have not set a post and got these message
[snip][/quote09b5df06a4]
I have a question. Why does it say you are a 21 year old girl but if you use your email and search MySpace it is a guys page? He is 19 and from Florida too. Hmmm, seems like someone is pretending to be a girl to get some special treatment...[/quote09b5df06a4]

This makes me a little nervous. FSUchick85's email isn't visible on her profile page - at least it's not when I checked. But she's being searched out on myspace with her email? I'm all for checking information in order to facilitate a good forum, but what happened to keeping your chosen private signup information private? Am I missing something here?? )[/quote09b5df06a4]
First of all, nothing is private from the forum staff. The options to "hide" information about yourself regards the public membership of the forum. Wolfie didn't disclose the e-mail himself, he simply pointed out the results of his search, which by the way used publicly accessible sources. His e-mail address wouldn't have turned up a hit on MySpace if it wasn't actually part of his MySpace page -- and therefore not very private to being with. ;)

Since this forum allows and promotes trading, and as a result there is the possibility of scammers, the staff here have a responsibility to our membership to use whatever information is available to us to check out suspicious members. It's not like we're hacking into their credit reports and school records.

[quotea7e52286b7="marketingman0069"]It hardly seems something was amiss, but even so, searching myspace? That's odd. Ehh, whatever.[/quotea7e52286b7]
To you, perhaps nothing was amiss. As admins we see things through a different, experienced set of eyes. Certain things trigger us to check into those things a little deeper.

PM spam receievd from

jd13

one more

KevJumba

From paydaylitty
To khardy
Posted Mon Apr 23, 2007 205 pm
Subject Welcome
Hey there! I see that you are new to this forum and just wanted to say hello! If you have any questions about how this forum works or any questions regarding the freebie process, let me know. If you would like for me to help you get started, then I would be more than happy to help. PM me anytime with any ?'s you may have. I am always needing referrals so if you are interested, let me know. Most of all, I just wanted to welcome you and say good luck.

is this considered spam? received this before i made a post about needing referals

[quotea0005bd395="khardy"]From paydaylitty
To khardy
Posted Mon Apr 23, 2007 205 pm
Subject Welcome
Hey there! I see that you are new to this forum and just wanted to say hello! If you have any questions about how this forum works or any questions regarding the freebie process, let me know. If you would like for me to help you get started, then I would be more than happy to help. PM me anytime with any ?'s you may have. I am always needing referrals so if you are interested, let me know. Most of all, I just wanted to welcome you and say good luck.

is this considered spam? received this before i made a post about needing referals[/quotea0005bd395]
I'd say it's definitely borderline -- it doesn't explicitly ask you to complete a site, but it couches a strong hint of doing so.

A truly genuine welcome e-mail is fine, but it should leave out the "I'm always needing referrals so if you are interested..." line if it doesn't want to be perceived as spam.

OK, I joined this forum yesterday and made a post about needing referals for a site I am trying to complete. I check my inbox today and have 20 + PM's wanting me to complete sites for money. I don't want to complete sites, I want referals for myself! Is this condsidered spam? Getting offers for things I have not indicated an interest in? A real waste of my time reading thru all those PM's to see if any of them wanted to do my site.

http//forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=60880[]http//forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=60880

From 324413
To TryinToGetPaid
Posted Wed May 02, 2007 521 pm
Subject Trades
Hello
Zero price tag easy to pay on. I pay on green the prizes are good if you like cash.

Let me know I will set you up.

Mary Jo

_________________
The way to make money -- is not to miss the money!!! Have a great day!!!
Mary J Hughes
www.myfreedomishere.com

If only it was Mary Jane

[quoteb55017dd2f="coolvaughan"]If only it was Mary Jane[/quoteb55017dd2f]

Why ?? may i ask?

From ProjectMoney
To swtldy316
Posted Tue Oct 30, 2007 133 pm
Subject Hey Quote message
Can you do prizecarnival.com or anythinguwantforfree.com
I pay 15$ on approval for each.