Spammed with inappropriate PMs?

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#1

Duskweaver

Nov 21, 2010 9:18:18
Is anyone else getting their inbox spammed with PMs from various accounts, written in badly broken English, offering (to put it politely) a 'romantic relationship'? Or is it just me? (They all seem to be from accounts with the word 'baby' in the name, and most seem to wrongly assume I am a woman.)

If it's just me getting these PMs, then there's some point to me reporting them. If it's a 'known issue' on this forum, then there's no reason for me to waste my own or anyone else's time and I'll just delete them.
#2

Nyarlathotep

Nov 21, 2010 16:26:30
I have gotten a few.  I seem to get one about every three or four months. Though mine are a bit different from your description, in that they don't seem to assume I am a woman and they come from seemingly ordinary names (i.e. they don't have 'baby'in them).  The ones I get claim to be from someone who has seen my posts and wants to have a relationship with me, but for some inexplicable reason cannot be on this forum much longer, so if I am interested I have to contact 'her' at some yahoo address.

Annoying, but luckily rare enough to avoid being too much of a nuisance. 
#3

calronmoonflower

Nov 21, 2010 16:30:53
I would suggest that anyone that gets these use the report button and choose the spam option when reporting. It would help keep others from getting spammed as well.
#4

AaronOfBarbaria

Nov 21, 2010 22:38:39
I have gotten two in the last 6 months, and reported both as spam.

Of course, that's really just a sign the these forums have high enough traffic for spammers to feel it is worth paying attention.
#5

Svempa

Dec 07, 2010 6:05:21
He he. I find this thread extremely amusing for some reason. :D