Perrie Juran Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Is there a way to report private message spammers? I got one of those 'Hi, are you lonely, send me your EMail addy and I'll send you my pictures and we can see if we click" messages today.Of course I know I can put the user on ignore. Might be a good feature to have if it doesn't exist already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vania Chaplin Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I've just received two of them: hello my name is [removed] i saw you profile here today please i will like us to hold a strong relationship i will like you to contact me with my email address ([removed]) so that i can be able to send my picture to you and for you to know more about me.I will be anxiously and eargly waiting to hear from you soonest through my private email address [removed] Have a nice day, Best Regards Yours [removed] Of course I ignored it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewee Musytari Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I ignored it and reported it after I heard that someone else had one too, I figured we all had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwalyphi Korpov Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 The resident who provided the previous content, if any, has replaced it with this generic statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vania Chaplin Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I’m too lazy to read the guidelines now. But it seems logical that this kind of message must be allowed, but spam it to every or many users shouldn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Furse Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 yeah Perrie, I got that 'me love you longtime' message too :smileymad: ..... *meows* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 That was the same message I received. Now if she had said that she was a bisexual furrie skunk looking to hook up with a Martian, then she might have got my attention. The more you know.......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dresden Ceriano Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 No fair, I never got one... I feel left out. Nobody loves me long time. ...Dres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vania Chaplin Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Poor Dresden :smileysad: If I send you a message like this, would you feel better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genn Moderator Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hey guys :] I'm going to forward this thread to the Lindens so that they're aware this is going on and maybe something can be done about it. Thanks for the heads-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Parkes Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 You guys are so lucky! You obviously attract a better quality spammer than I do. I got a PM too, but mine said: **** off and d**! Your posts make me r***** and v**** and I wish you'd go somewhere a million miles away from me! . Of course, mine was signed "The Moderators" :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoro Philipp Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 mine says "HELLO, How are you? i hope you are fine, My name is [name], my heart is seeking for a true lover that will bring joy and happiness back in my life,I am looking for a long term relationship in a man of your kind who understands the need to love and be loved(Remember the distance or colour does not matter but love matters a lot in life)i am waiting for your reply to my email address. so that i will send you my picture for you to know who i am,Take care and have a nice time. [name]" at least the spammer has the creativity to customize it for each one of us when a person ask you to contact them outside of Second Life, instead of in-world or using the private messaging system, be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee Baroque Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 it's scammers allright. google the text. http://www.google.com/search?q=my+heart+is+seeking+for+a+true+lover+that+will+bring+joy+and+happiness+back+in+my+life%2CI+am+looking+for+a+long+term+relationship+in+a+man+of+your+kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innula Zenovka Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I got the same message, too. I'm wondering about replying, explaining that my late uncle was the oil minister of a West African republic until his untimely death recently and, as a result, I'm faced with the task of smuggling out of the country the several kazillion dollars he embezzled while in office, and wondering if my new friend would care to assist me, in return for an absurdly generous share of the loot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Innula Zenovka wrote: I got the same message, too. I'm wondering about replying, explaining that my late uncle was the oil minister of a West African republic until his untimely death recently and, as a result, I'm faced with the task of smuggling out of the country the several kazillion dollars he embezzled while in office, and wondering if my new friend would care to assist me, in return for an absurdly generous share of the loot... If you have a bit of time to kill and want a good laugh, this site is dedicated to 'scamming the scammers.' First the email exchanges with a nigerian scammer: http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/Ablert_Fred1.html What's so awesome is he gets the scammers to send him pictures of themselves. Some of the pictures are a riot: http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Ansar Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 you wanna hook up? I'm Marie Saxon 2342 Morningwood Lane Apt. # 4-Q Terre Haute indiana 47324 my cell phone is 812-523-4669 and I enjoy administering verbal and physical humiliation to weaklings <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Scorpio Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Vania Chaplin wrote: I've just received two of them: hello my name is [removed] i saw you profile here today please i will like us to hold a strong relationship i will like you to contact me with my email address ([removed]) so that i can be able to send my picture to you and for you to know more about me.I will be anxiously and eargly waiting to hear from you soonest through my private email address [removed] Have a nice day, Best Regards Yours [removed] Of course I ignored it. I got this one too. Did the name start with a v? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Genn Moderator wrote: Hey guys :] I'm going to forward this thread to the Lindens so that they're aware this is going on and maybe something can be done about it. Thanks for the heads-up. Um, um, um, um, um........I thought all the Mods were Lindens???? /me scratches my head. btw, is Um spelled with one "M" or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Clarence Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Was I the only guy that accepted? She sounded too hot to pass on, so I didn't. I never expected it to be spam. I have another date on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Petrov Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Umm I think true men spell it with one 'm' and women with two. This is the foolproof way to distinguish a RL male from a RL female. :smileyindifferent: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Wildcat Furse wrote: yeah Perrie, I got that 'me love you longtime' message too :smileymad: ..... *meows* I can't believe someone would be so forward like that. /me quickly deletes PM she planned to send to Wildcat .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Clarence Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Rhonda Huntress wrote: Wildcat Furse wrote: yeah Perrie, I got that 'me love you longtime' message too :smileymad: ..... *meows* /me quickly deletes PM she planned to send to Wildcat .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Furse Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 :smileysad: *mew.....meow ......meows* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Furse Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 talking about 'private messages'.... haha .... this makes my sunday ...*meows* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leia Aie Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Richard Parkes wrote: You guys are so lucky! You obviously attract a better quality spammer than I do. I got a PM too, but mine said: **** off and d**! Your posts make me r***** and v**** and I wish you'd go somewhere a million miles away from me! . Of course, mine was signed "The Moderators" :-D Tal, Dude! In an act of Alt Solidarity Day (concurrent with RL Global Love Day) I support you 100%. Not that a Tarn Master of your Warrior Caste standing needs support of even a Proud Free Woman. I specifically came at the behest of one Exiled Scribe, Sir Pepperonious, based upon one of his secretly coded messages. Strange turnings under the 3 Moons, indeed, but we are all One once the Home Stone is threatened! I tried to find one of the mythical Kudos button thingies for this most glorious of postings of yours but the Sleens apparently do not allow such favoritism in this locale. That or I couldn't find it through this darn veil. (Typing with gloves on is a real problem, too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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