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author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 06:59:27 pm
content: I can see the moderators' inbox exploding with reports, after the current wave of posts from "parnellleaon". Hope they can kill that thing quickly...

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 07:20:25 pm
content: Looks like a flight ticket scam, typically run by Indian scam call centers.

author: pcprogrammer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 07:24:13 pm
content: Definitely some spam. Admin has some cleanup to do

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 07:35:20 pm
content: Dealt with by mods/admins, now gone.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 07:47:42 pm
content: Way to go, Admins. Thanks!

author: YurkshireLad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 08:01:20 pm
content: Aaaand they're back.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 08:23:01 pm
content: Quote from: YurkshireLad on July 26, 2022, 08:01:20 pmUmm -- where? Can't see anything suspicious in this sub-forum, or in the "all recent unread posts" view. Might this be a cache issue on your end? Or maybe the mods have already cleaned up after the next wave, in which case: Big thanks to the moderators!

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 11:13:39 pm
content: Odd they would even bother. Nobody here is going to fall for such scams.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 11:45:45 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on July 26, 2022, 11:13:39 pmI would suspect it is automated, so it just goes and floods as many forums, as it can find (of the right types, as in SMF and so forth). E.g. With google.Why get human intervention, to thoroughly analyse each of the, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of forums, which are going to be automatically attacked (or semi-automatic, if cheap/paid teams of people in some countries, are paid, to initially register, as many accounts per hour, as they can, for peanuts (little pay)).Logically speaking, if they had scruples against wasting forum peoples time, they wouldn't be flooding forums with SPAM/SCAMs, so it would be relatively pointless to pre-screen forums, to see how likely they are, to succeed with each one. Just flood/advertise on ALL of them.

author: YurkshireLad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 11:59:40 pm
content: Quote from: ebastler on July 26, 2022, 08:23:01 pmMay have been a cache issue, though I did reload the page a couple of times. No matter.

author: rooppoorali
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2022, 12:29:31 am
content: Never came across any post from "parnellleaon". Looks like the moderators have already taken actions.

author: pcprogrammer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2022, 07:53:02 am
content: They are here again:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/(call)-delta-airlines-reservations-1-210-858-5216-number/msg4332757/?reportsent#msg4332757. Already reported them to the moderators.Edit: User is: elvisconsidine