Spam and Abuse Watch

Holiday spam in approval queue

4-Oct-14 11:28

for the spammers. This[^] off-topic question didn't get the 24 hour treatment the other spam bait questions got before this[^] posted a spam answer.

You can lead a developer to CodeProject, but you can't make them think.
The Theory of Gravity was invented for the sole purpose of distracting you from investigating the scientific fact that the Earth sucks.

CHill604-Oct-14 6:53

CHill60

4-Oct-14 6:53

This[^]
from
member[^]

Old Spam

Mitchell J.4-Oct-14 2:33

Mitchell J.

4-Oct-14 2:33

Found this message[^] still alive from July.
(The spammer is long gone, but his spam remains Unsure | :~

)

Gone

Dave Kreskowiak4-Oct-14 3:35

4-Oct-14 3:35

Final kick applied.

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Spammer

Mitchell J.3-Oct-14 20:48

Mitchell J.

3-Oct-14 20:48

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11128762[^]

His message is gone, but he still remains.

Re: Spammer

Wendelius4-Oct-14 5:08

Wendelius

4-Oct-14 5:08

Gone

Spam would be article.

SoMad3-Oct-14 19:06

SoMad

3-Oct-14 19:06

Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11128707[^]
Article: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=143313&aid=825787[^]

Soren Madsen

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Nelek5-Oct-14 4:58

5-Oct-14 4:58

gone

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

More Recovery spam

Richard Deeming3-Oct-14 11:15

Richard Deeming

3-Oct-14 11:15

What a surprise! This dubious post[^] from this member[^] was just a setup for this spam response[^] from this spammer[^].

Waiting 24 hours between the setup and punchline isn't going to fool us! D'Oh! | :doh:

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- Homer

Should have bet on it

Wes Aday3-Oct-14 10:28

3-Oct-14 10:28

This[^] off topic question is a spam bait question that was spammed by this[^]

Late night spam

Wendelius3-Oct-14 5:04

Wendelius

3-Oct-14 5:04

This[^] from this[^]

Nelek5-Oct-14 4:56

5-Oct-14 4:56

gone

M.D.V.

Early morning spam

Wes Aday3-Oct-14 0:06

3-Oct-14 0:06

Seems to be a trend.

This[^] guy with a brand new account re-spamming on the same ancient already answered questions from yesterday, here[^]

Re: Early morning spam

Richard Deeming3-Oct-14 2:11

Richard Deeming

3-Oct-14 2:11

Also posting spam messages to random articles:
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Messages.aspx?fmid=11123088[^]

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Nelek5-Oct-14 4:56

5-Oct-14 4:56

gone

M.D.V.

Spam

Wendelius2-Oct-14 19:30

Wendelius

2-Oct-14 19:30

This[^] from this[^]

Nelek5-Oct-14 4:55

5-Oct-14 4:55

gone

M.D.V.

Clever Spam

Richard Andrew x642-Oct-14 11:13

Richard Andrew x64

2-Oct-14 11:13

http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4899024/Re-Looking-for-urgent-career-freelance-advice.aspx[^]

Check out the link provided by the poster. It includes parameters that report the referring link.

The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.

Same spammer type

Wes Aday2-Oct-14 5:26

2-Oct-14 5:26

as Richard reported previously.

This>[^] member spamming a camera vision toolkit.

[edit]
No link to the answer as it had already been removed.
[/edit]

modified 2-Oct-14 12:21pm.

Gone

Dave Kreskowiak2-Oct-14 13:15

2-Oct-14 13:15

My work here is done.

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Spam

Richard Deeming2-Oct-14 4:35

Richard Deeming

2-Oct-14 4:35

Solution #2: a visual basic code that capture image from my ip camera...[^]
Spammer: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/curtcdostal[^]

Joined yesterday, and his only interaction with the site is to "answer" a question from four years ago with a link to a commercial product.

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Gone

Dave Kreskowiak2-Oct-14 13:14

2-Oct-14 13:14

[Removes boots worn specifically for kicking spammers]

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Dave Kreskowiak

Re: Gone

Chris Maunder2-Oct-14 13:18

Chris Maunder

2-Oct-14 13:18

Need to borrow a hose to wash them down?

cheers
Chris Maunder

Re: Gone

Dave Kreskowiak2-Oct-14 14:50