Spam Via Private Message

[baumgrenze]

On 10/10/07 Jamie McDaniel posted a message in the Instructions and Announcements Forum about the banning of a user sending spam via private message. I believe it is happening again. To wit:

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New Private Message at Soulforce Community Forums
Friday, February 5, 2010 12:03 PM
From:
"Soulforce Community Forums" <webmaster@soulforce.org>
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baumgrenze@........munged
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Dear baumgrenze,

You have received a new private message at Soulforce Community Forums from XandderrMan, entitled "Please, take into account..".

To read the original version, respond to, or delete this message, you must log in here:
http://www.soulforce.org/forums/private.php

This is the message that was sent:
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Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to check your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: http://www.virus-total.net/detected/baumgrenze;The Cobalt Sieg;live and let live;rvjane498;rose11
Thank you. Forum member.
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Again, please do not reply to this email. You must go to the following page to reply to this private message:
http://www.soulforce.org/forums/private.php

All the best,
Soulforce Community Forums

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings.

baumgrenze

[kara speltz]

There have been a number of members sending spam private messages and we've posted a number of messages telling people not to click on to any links from private messages. XanderMann has been banned as have the other names who have sent similar spam. But they keep coming back under different identities. So again, if you get a Private Message from someone you don't know, simply delete it.

kara

[Renaissancefan98]

I've been getting pm's too.

[Alecto]

I REALLY don't know too much about these kinds of things, but is it possible to just block the IP?

[kara speltz]

They are coming from a number of IPS sources. Our webmaster is working nonstop on the problem. That's why we've shut down the capacity to send private messages, as well as to become a member of the forums. Please be patient and heed our advice about clicking on any links received in private messages.

Kara

[NathanATX]

Are things getting better for forum members?