SPAM

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Who on here is full of Spam sandwiches by now? They attack with their ads constantly in the threads they post. If you check out New Members several of them are Spam Bots as well. All you have to do is read the About section of its profile.

Can the Staff here contact the Staff of Moteredbikes.com and discuss what software they're using to STOP the Spam bots? Please drastic measures need to be taken before the Spam bots completely take over on here.

 

[fasteddy]

I've been reporting them and the scammers posting them. I've given up trying. They all seem to show up late at night our time and most likely during the day their time.

They have taken over unfortunately and the only cure is probably to have dedicated people watching for them.

Steve.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I've been reporting them and the scammers posting them. I've given up trying. They all seem to show up late at night our time and most likely during the day their time.

They have taken over unfortunately and the only cure is probably to have dedicated people watching for them.

Steve.

It's going to take security software to filter them out. There's way too many for a few people to stop. The other forum uses software to filter the Spam Bots out.

 

[fasteddy]

That certainly can't be inexpensive.

Steve.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

That certainly can't be inexpensive.

Steve.

I understand that. I have a cellphone that provides free service to qualifying people on low incomes. Unfortunately, I get close to a 100 calls a day by spam bots for telemarketers. There are apps that can filter them out but you have to pay for the service the app provides. This defeats the purpose of having free cell service.

My work around, my phone has a Do Not Disturb feature with the option of only allowing your Contact list to call you. It's the world we live in now.

 

[fasteddy]

Canada has the highest phone costs in the world. My cell service that allows me to call anywhere in North America is $98 Canadian or $68 U.S. a month and I own the phone. You can purchase a flip phone for a$100 a year and that gives you so many minutes a year. When I had one I think it was 400 minutes a year. You could add minutes as you needed them. There are some other cell phone services run by companies like 7-11.

My nephew used to work for a computer server company and they had a security division in the company that watched who was using them. He had some pretty interesting stories about who they caught trying to slide some pretty smarmy things through their system. Our land line gets hack calls a lot but it seems to go in groups for two or three days. My cell phone may get one or two a month.

Steve.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Canada has the highest phone costs in the world. My cell service that allows me to call anywhere in North America is $98 Canadian or $68 U.S. a month and I own the phone. You can purchase a flip phone for a$100 a year and that gives you so many minutes a year. When I had one I think it was 400 minutes a year. You could add minutes as you needed them. There are some other cell phone services run by companies like 7-11.

My nephew used to work for a computer server company and they had a security division in the company that watched who was using them. He had some pretty interesting stories about who they caught trying to slide some pretty smarmy things through their system. Our land line gets hack calls a lot but it seems to go in groups for two or three days. My cell phone may get one or two a month.

Steve.

Here in the USA, the spam calls are usually about a burial plan, switching your Advantage plan or switching your car insurance. First you're called by a bot that usually sounds like a young woman then they put on a person from the middle east. Who often is hard to understand due to their accent. They've been known to call up to a 100 times in a single day. They start at 9:00 am and don't stop until around 9:00 pm. The only free thing I can do to stop them is limit my calls to my contact list.

People with paid cell service often have spam blocking services provided by their server.

 

[erics]

Hey ya'll. Thanks for all the reports. I've been trying to keep up. I do have a couple software measures to keep them out, but they keep finding ways around them. It's always been a battle. Probably always will be. It really seems to come in waves. Seems like once a year or so the site will get hit for a couple of weeks, and then it dies off. I really wish I had a better answer.

 

[fasteddy]

Erics,
You're one man against thousands and time is on their side. Like most waves they will roll back into the ocean they came from and we will keep on going until the next time.

This has inspired me to answer the phone the next time a scammer calls and give myself a treat. The last one lasted for nearly 45 minutes before he told me his personal opinion of me, which was bottom of the barrel, and what he was going to my mother and my dog.

Steve.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Erics,
You're one man against thousands and time is on their side. Like most waves they will roll back into the ocean they came from and we will keep on going until the next time.

This has inspired me to answer the phone the next time a scammer calls and give myself a treat. The last one lasted for nearly 45 minutes before he told me his personal opinion of me, which was bottom of the barrel, and what he was going to my mother and my dog.

Steve.

Not all spammers are scammers. I tried the messing with them when they call. To my amusement I even got cussed out a few times lol. Using the Do Not Disturb feature on my Android phone while limiting my incoming calls to my Contact list was the only non-monetary way I could stop them.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Erics,
You're one man against thousands and time is on their side. Like most waves they will roll back into the ocean they came from and we will keep on going until the next time.

This has inspired me to answer the phone the next time a scammer calls and give myself a treat. The last one lasted for nearly 45 minutes before he told me his personal opinion of me, which was bottom of the barrel, and what he was going to my mother and my dog.

Steve.

Hey ya'll. Thanks for all the reports. I've been trying to keep up. I do have a couple software measures to keep them out, but they keep finding ways around them. It's always been a battle. Probably always will be. It really seems to come in waves. Seems like once a year or so the site will get hit for a couple of weeks, and then it dies off. I really wish I had a better answer.

Here's what comes up when you go on Motoredbikes.com

They haven't had a Spam display for 6 years now. Once they fully invade they don't go away; they only increase until they completely take over. I suggest contacting the staff of Moteredbikes.com as to exactly how they're stopping Spam from making it onto the forum there. Otherwise, these MF'ers are relentless and won't stop until they've destroyed our forum.