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New PM Spam Accounts?


Jake

2013-04-14 12:57:47

EDIT:
Banned by @Ollybest
Thanks to @x[Warrior]x3500 for the spam pm pic


Just saw this while I was scrolling down the home page.

Then I decided to check their profiles, since their names looked too similar. And what do you know
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=129318
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=129326

x[Warrior]x3500

2013-04-14 13:01:00

yah i just reported a pm from them. they are phishing accounts.

Jake

2013-04-14 13:02:20

From: x[Warrior]x3500
yah i just reported a pm from them. they are phishing accounts.

seriously?
I figured something was up just by looking at their names and date registrations + member IDs.

Haven't gotten any pms yet

x[Warrior]x3500

2013-04-14 13:06:38


that was the pm i received (link is not to wizzup's site)

Jake

2013-04-14 13:07:32

From: x[Warrior]x3500

that was the pm i received (link is not to wizzup's site)

thanks for showing that, dont think any mods are online though

Ian

2013-04-14 13:11:24

@nielsie95

Olly

2013-04-14 13:12:24

Banned them both for peoples safety since it looks quite official to new users.

Ian

2013-04-14 13:13:38

From: Ollybest
Banned them both to prevent users safety.


prevent safety? :p

Thanks though.

Jake

2013-04-14 13:15:00

From: Ollybest
Banned them both to prevent users safety.

thank you

Olly

2013-04-14 13:17:07

From: BMWxi
prevent safety? :p

Thanks though.


lol, someone wasn't thinking :duh:

Ian

2013-04-14 13:24:54

Another two: http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=129312
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=129311

Same join date & name pattern

Jake

2013-04-14 13:29:23

From: BMWxi
Another two: http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=129312
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=129311

Same join date & name pattern

Haha wow, before it was the spam bots dumping the fake auths/ccs and now its come down to this

Olly

2013-04-14 13:33:08

Banned them both again…. I cant read their pm's but its pretty obvious there up to something.

The Mayor

2013-04-14 15:14:00

I got a PM from Update Ad too.

Austin

2013-04-14 15:58:29

Got one too =/:


Hobbit

2013-04-14 18:22:00

All from same IP. Added to the banned IP list to hopefully slow them down.

Edit: Sent complaint to abuse email @ ISP

Justin

2013-04-14 18:29:50

From: Hobbit
All from same IP. Added to the banned IP list to hopefully slow them down.

Edit: Sent complaint to abuse email @ ISP


Thanks Hobbit.

Jake

2013-04-23 07:49:36

From: Hobbit
All from same IP. Added to the banned IP list to hopefully slow them down.

Edit: Sent complaint to abuse email @ ISP

Just saw 2 accounts that was related to this thread
Same join date, same last activity, very similar username
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?130973-airmaxs30445
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?130972-airmaxs55629

StickToTheScript

2013-04-23 11:26:51

think i found a few more. Thought so because of similar names and creation times.

http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=128977
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=118337

Ian

2013-04-23 12:15:01

From: StickToTheScript
think i found a few more. Thought so because of similar names and creation times.

http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=128977
http://villavu.com/forum/member.php?u=118337


Those are probably fine, they joined on different months, and they are viewing public scripts, the natural habitat of the verecundus hirudo (Shy leecher)

StickToTheScript

2013-04-23 15:28:35

From: BMWxi
Those are probably fine, they joined on different months, and they are viewing public scripts, the natural habitat of the verecundus hirudo (Shy leecher)

Just making sure…