"Assignment help" spam (ZhanatanFleming) - gone

User 1106097911-Aug-20 8:30

11-Aug-20 8:30

Please check carefully before report.
~~This (Solution 3): Transaction in progress in another tab/window in AxWebBrowser Control C#[^]~~ -- gone
From: Member 14912199 - Professional Profile[^]

[Edit]
And another one from the same (Solution 4):
Transaction in progress in another tab/window in AxWebBrowser Control C#[^] -- gone

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
Chemists have exactly one rule: there are only exceptions

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

Re: Troll in Q/A?

Nelek11-Aug-20 9:12

Nelek

11-Aug-20 9:12

I go for: Troll / Spam tester, good catch

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.

Re: Troll in Q/A?

User 1106097911-Aug-20 9:28

User 11060979

11-Aug-20 9:28

Thanks for your feedback. Troll just added another one.

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
Chemists have exactly one rule: there are only exceptions

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

Troll from moderation: Member 14912150 - gone

OriginalGriff11-Aug-20 7:45

OriginalGriff

11-Aug-20 7:45

Swearing in Gujarati: Member 14912150 - Professional Profile[^]

"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

modified 11-Aug-20 15:11pm.

Re: Troll from moderation: Member 14912150 - gone

Greg Utas11-Aug-20 10:55

Greg Utas

11-Aug-20 10:55

You speak Gujarati?! Laugh | :laugh:

Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles

Re: Troll from moderation: Member 14912150 - gone

OriginalGriff11-Aug-20 20:05

OriginalGriff

11-Aug-20 20:05

Doesn't everyone? Laugh | :laugh:

No - but Google does. And when a translation is full of " Elephant | [mastadon]

", "

ing", and " Elephant | [mastadon]

er" it's a pretty good sign he isn't being friendly ... Big Grin | :-D

Spammer from moderation queue (Member 14912159) - gone

OriginalGriff11-Aug-20 7:43

OriginalGriff

11-Aug-20 7:43

Site driving: Member 14912159 - Professional Profile[^]

modified 11-Aug-20 15:11pm.

"Assignment help" spam (ZhanatanFleming) - gone

Richard Deeming11-Aug-20 5:01

Richard Deeming

11-Aug-20 5:01

Spammer: ZhanatanFleming - Professional Profile[^]
Spam: Latest Messages[^]

The first message, posted on the day he joined, was modified three days later to add a "assignment service" link.

His new message smells like a setup for the same.

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

modified 11-Aug-20 15:11pm.

Re: "Assignment help" spam (ZhanatanFleming)

CHill6011-Aug-20 6:16

CHill60

11-Aug-20 6:16

If nothing else he's appropriated a photo of Miguel Fernando Perez Silva - a Brazilian Secretary of Culture who stepped down earlier this year

Re: "Assignment help" spam (ZhanatanFleming)

Greg Utas11-Aug-20 6:27

Greg Utas

11-Aug-20 6:27

You win Trivia Prize of the Month! I wondered who was in the photo, because it certainly didn't look like someone who'd be asking how a perimeter differed from an area.

I've already flagged the account and its posts as spam.

Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles

Re: "Assignment help" spam (ZhanatanFleming)

CHill6011-Aug-20 22:27

CHill60

11-Aug-20 22:27

I started learning Portuguese at the beginning of lockdown. All the resources tend to be for Brazilian Portuguese rather than European Portuguese, including the news feeds. Saw the pic and thought it looked familiar - also didn't think I'd bumped into him professionally Laugh | :laugh:

This happened once before when a spammer had used a photo of some professor in a US university - who had happened to be a friend of a friend and appeared in a Facebook post with said friend. "He looks familiar" - had to reverse image search that one though Wink | ;)

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Nelek11-Aug-20 2:04

Nelek

11-Aug-20 2:04

Ma.ge.nto and De.mandw.are eCommerce Platforms Comparison [^] by i.9.5.D.ev - Alexpaul - Professional Profile[^]

@Sean-Ewington @Chris-Maunder
I have had a little check, the guy is spreading many other places / tech forums with this. Looks like he works for the Marketing Department (or the respective spammer is using the same name all over the internet)

I don't know if they are Sponsors here, if they are please wipe possible reports.
If they are not, maybe they deserve a communication about that their marketing department is doing non-requested illegal publicity?

I am getting offline for a while, if they are not sponsors, can someone edit it and un-strike the links? Thanks

Since nothing was said, I suppose the report was correct.

M.D.V.

modified 12-Aug-20 2:45am.

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OriginalGriff11-Aug-20 2:30

OriginalGriff

11-Aug-20 2:30

Looks like Spam and Spammer to me.

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Nelek11-Aug-20 2:31

Nelek

11-Aug-20 2:31

For me too... but we already had a case like this where they really were partners, just wnated to be sure.

Cya later.

M.D.V.

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OriginalGriff11-Aug-20 3:06

OriginalGriff

11-Aug-20 3:06

That raises a good point actually - @Chris-Maunder
Is there a place where an up-to-date list of all Codeproject Sponsors could be viewed? If there isn't, then I'm sure they would appreciate it (free advert and all that) and we could check "dodgy" ones to see if they are sponsors?

Perhaps a "Sponsors" page link under the "community" menu?

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Chris Maunder11-Aug-20 8:15

Chris Maunder

11-Aug-20 8:15

We used to have this a loooooooong time ago. The issue is that keeping this list up to date would be painful. Not just keep up with the ever changing list, but questions like: Do we include sponsors we allow in via Google's AdExchange, and how do we keep track of links and destinations given that many of the links can change during a campaign, some companies have campaigns from specific teams (so "Intel" is not a great link because Intel oneAPI, or Intel IoT, or Intel DevZone is actually the sponsor), and some sponsors are restricted to specific regions.

cheers
Chris Maunder

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Nelek11-Aug-20 9:08

Nelek

11-Aug-20 9:08

And a badge on friend accounts? At the end, the ones at risk are the accounts posting where we can't differentiate if it's a spammer or an allowed sponsor.

BTW... the original question is still not answered. Is my report legitime? Or should I remove it?

M.D.V.

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Chris Maunder13-Aug-20 12:14

Chris Maunder

13-Aug-20 12:14

Nelek wrote:
And a badge on friend accounts

That's actually a great idea. I'll add that to our TODO

cheers
Chris Maunder

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Nelek13-Aug-20 19:25

Nelek

13-Aug-20 19:25

Chris Maunder wrote:

That's actually a great idea.

I think so... that's why I have been so persistent and raised it every while

Chris Maunder wrote:
I'll add that to our TODO

Nice...

Thank you, it will make things easier for us.

M.D.V.

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OriginalGriff11-Aug-20 10:12

OriginalGriff

11-Aug-20 10:12

How many sponsors do you have? OMG | :OMG:

We're only talking about those who can legitimately post what looks like spam - and preventing reports on them has got to be good for PR, I'd have thought.

And it doesn't have to be anything pretty - a DB based table of usernames with "expiry dates" that - say - Protectors can access would do it. And there has to be something that exists you can get the data from, or how would you know who to send invoices to? Laugh | :laugh:

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Chris Maunder12-Aug-20 8:25

Chris Maunder

12-Aug-20 8:25

Katie @ DeveloperMedia deals with all the money stuff. I keep my hands clean. Your honour...

cheers
Chris Maunder

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Nelek13-Aug-20 19:27

Nelek

13-Aug-20 19:27

Chris Maunder wrote:
deals with all the money stuff. I keep my hands clean.

Very intelligent.

Although I don't know if I would consider dealing with the hamsters to keep hands clean... there are some sh1tty moments Roll eyes | :rolleyes: