Are any of you guys receiving SPAM emails from someone claiming to be a member of the forum, and hawking some kind of snake oil "cure"?

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BB61

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By personally, do you mean they are using our screen name,referencing the forum or both?

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arfmel

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I got one back in late January for some “AK4 CBD Pain Formula” unguent at a discount price, are you referring to that?

I think I remember reading that everyone who entered his karma got the email.

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quote:
Originally posted by BB61:
By personally, do you mean they are using our screen name,referencing the forum or both?

An email referring to the recipient member by their screen name, and from someone claiming to be a member of the forum. It came from out of the blue. This is unacceptable.

If you get anything like this, please forward it to me immediately.

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quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
I got one back in late January for some “AK4 CBD Pain Formula” unguent at a discount price, are you referring to that?

I think I remember reading that everyone who entered his karma got the email.

No, that issue is resolved and was, to a degree, a simple misunderstanding. That member is welcome in this forum.

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Texas Bob C.

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I get so much spam email that I wouldn't notice it. I just delete all of it.

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quote:
Originally posted by Texas Bob C.:
I get so much spam email that I wouldn't notice it. I just delete all of it.

The subject line was "Fellow SigForum member from (state) here"

That would probably catch your eye. At first glance, it wouldn't appear to be SPAM.

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WaterburyBob

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I haven't received one, but I will be watchful and forward it if it shows up.

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m1009

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I haven’t yet either, but will be sure to let you know right away, thanks for the heads up, Para.

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Mustang-PaPa

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I received one yesterday but deleted it, It smelled of a recent karma I entered that was addressed here recently for email address harvesting.

Also was hit with seven emails over a few days from "American Home Defense Foundation" which I deleted but I just checked and I now have another one. They are ending up in my spam folder but the email address had been clean until I recently entered that karma.

If you want the AHDF email I will forward it.

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That has been resolved. As for the one today, it turns out to actually have been a member, and he now understands without any doubt that this type of thing is unacceptable.

The key here is "unsolicited". If a member makes an inquiry in the forum, soliciting assistance and another member thinks they can help, they can feel free- as far as I'm concerned- to contact the member soliciting assistance. But, if a member does not solicit assistance, they should be left alone. Any unsolicited contact, about which I am made aware, gets my undivided, immediate attention.

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mark123

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quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
That has been resolved. As for the one today, it turns out to actually have been a member, and he now understands without any doubt that this type of thing is unacceptable.

The key here is "unsolicited". If a member makes an inquiry in the forum, soliciting assistance and another member thinks they can help, they can feel free- as far as I'm concerned- to contact the member soliciting assistance. But, if a member does not solicit assistance, they should be left alone. Any unsolicited contact, about which I am made aware, gets my undivided, immediate attention.

Thanks for the assistance and for keeping this place clean. I appreciate it.

You’re very passionate about protecting this place and all of us members and I really appreciate all you do.

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