Attention mods: there are some spammers among us

[fiamme red]

Sewere and Millses are two of the user names, though there are probably more. The modus operandi is to bump up an old thread with an inane or nonsensical response, then a few days later they edit their post to include a link to some business.

Here are some examples for Sewere:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...29#post2876529

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...50#post2875350

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...02#post2874902

Some examples for Millses:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...64#post2874664

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...45#post2874245

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...35#post2873835

[Keith A]

Good catch...I'll take care of them.

[Keith A]

[fiamme red]

Thank you, Keith!

My guess is that although the links appear now to be just random spam, the purpose is eventually to post links that will install malware on an unsuspecting person's device.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

Thank you, Keith!

My guess is that although the links appear now to be just random spam, the purpose is eventually to post links that will install malware on an unsuspecting person's device.

ahh, i had not considered that angle. thanks for reporting. very annoying,.

[Clancy]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

Sewere and Millses are two of the user names, though there are probably more. The modus operandi is to bump up an old thread with an inane or nonsensical response, then a few days later they edit their post to include a link to some business.

Here are some examples for Sewere:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...29#post2876529

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...50#post2875350

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...02#post2874902

Some examples for Millses:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...64#post2874664

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...45#post2874245

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...35#post2873835

Boy you are good! I would have never picked-up on either one

[jkbrwn]

Thank you! I have been reporting them as I see them but would keep forgetting their usernames. The obvious tell for the most part has been bumping really old OT: threads.

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by jkbrwn

Thank you! I have been reporting them as I see them but would keep forgetting their usernames. The obvious tell for the most part has been bumping really old OT: threads.

You just reminded me of another spammer user name: Alstra.

Here are Alstra's three latest posts:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...98#post2876698

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...23#post2875123

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...14#post2875014

[AngryScientist]

what's strange is in the past we've seen this thing where noobs are just bumping old threads that seem interesting to them to up their post count, but this is obviously something different.

[dsimon]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

what's strange is in the past we've seen this thing where noobs are just bumping old threads that seem interesting to them to up their post count, but this is obviously something different.

Ha you said Noob.....

[jkbrwn]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

You just reminded me of another spammer user name: Alstra.

Here are Alstra's three latest posts:

Yes! That was the third and final one. Thanks

[93KgBike]

Does this mean that I am a suspect when I revive **super extra old** threads? Which I have done, because I am frequently reading ghosted threads

Is the malware-link issue is real?

The premise is interesting, but I'd like to see an example, because recycling old links to malware seems a rather circumspect tactic.

The long con is an interesting topic...

[tuxbailey]

sneaky.

[pbarry]

Originally Posted by 93KgBike

Does this mean that I am a suspect when I revive **super extra old** threads? Which I have done, because I am frequently reading ghosted threads

Is the malware-link issue is real?

The premise is interesting, but I'd like to see an example, because recycling old links to malware seems a rather circumspect tactic.

The long con is an interesting topic...

Click on the threads posted above, then on the links posted within the threads and see what happens. JK

[unterhausen]

Originally Posted by 93KgBike

Does this mean that I am a suspect when I revive **super extra old** threads? Which I have done, because I am frequently reading ghosted threads

As someone that is pretty good at spotting spammers, just bumping an old thread isn't enough to raise my suspicions. It probably would make me look though. Especially if it's a weird old thread that doesn't seem topical anymore. The three people talked about in this thread would have been instant spam ban for me, it's obvious to me what they were doing. I certainly wouldn't have clicked on any of their links.

I didn't see these posts or I would have reported them.