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Old 22nd Jun 2022, 8:50 am   #21
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Nothing is free from this crime. No name, No profile, caution. Just my thoughts. John.
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Another form that I moderate checks all new users against the Stopforumspam database using their API.
We do that too but that doesn't catch all of them.
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Old 22nd Jun 2022, 10:10 am   #23
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I've now disabled "Receive Email from Other Members". Wouldn't it be better if this was the default condition?
There is no option to have that disabled by default.

However users with zero posts cannot email members through the forum, so that can't be used to send these scam messages.
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Old 22nd Jun 2022, 12:37 pm   #24
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I have added this mod https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=234294 and set it so that members with less than one post can only send PMs to moderators.

Hopefully this should stop this issue. But please still be wary of PMs similar to the examples in this thread from new members with low post counts.
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Old 22nd Jun 2022, 5:49 pm   #25
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Stopforumspam is very useful.
When I moderated on another non electronics forum you had to do many checks including looking at street view to validate it existed as full addresses were required on registration.
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Old 27th Jul 2022, 5:18 pm   #26
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I wonder if I have fallen foul of this caution. I joined the forum in 2006, and have made a modest number of posts since then. Recently I sent a PM to another forum member, a prolific poster, but have not had a reply. There is, of course, no obligation for a member to reply to a PM, but it is disconcerting.
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Roger, there is a limit to the number of messages the PM system holds, your messages may have gone into the ether if the recipient has a full quota and not done proper housekeeping.

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Old 27th Jul 2022, 6:37 pm   #28
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No, if the recipient has used their full quota it would tell you when you try to send, and wouldn't let you send.

Probably best to send another PM in case it hasn't been spotted.
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Old 27th Jul 2022, 6:48 pm   #29
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Thanks Paul,

I have no wish to bug a fellow member, so I will let it rest for the time being.
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Old 27th Jul 2022, 10:46 pm   #30
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If you scroll down, there is an option to request a read receipt if in doubt.
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Old 27th Jul 2022, 11:26 pm   #31
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Has the fellow member logged in since you sent the PM?

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Old 28th Jul 2022, 10:10 am   #32
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Sometimes people just don't notice that they've received a PM if they weren't expecting it. The notification isn't particularly obvious, especially if you're concentrating on something else.
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Old 28th Jul 2022, 10:39 am   #33
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The member has now replied to my PM. I should have been more patient, but this thread left me wondering. It's probably age-related

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Old 28th Jul 2022, 3:09 pm   #34
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I am not completely sure but is there not a notification menu in the profile screen that allows you to set notifications to be more prominent.
I am a member of a non electronic forum that has about 20 options on the notification menu. I know we do not have that many.
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I have to admit that I frequently read a new PM when I’m at work or out and about, intending to reply later, then forget all about it.
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Old 28th Jul 2022, 3:38 pm   #36
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There is an option in "UserCP" - "Edit options" to "Show New Private Message Notification Pop-up" and this is enabled by default for new members. It is possible that some users will turn it off though (as I have done because it's annoying) and also that some ad-blockers etc will suppress it.

It also sends an email when you receive a new message, which again is enabled by default and can be switched off. Of course if your email address has changed or your email system regards them as spam you may never see them.
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I have to admit that I frequently read a new PM when I’m at work or out and about, intending to reply later, then forget all about it.
My approach is to not delete the email notification of the new PM until I have dealt with the PM.
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Old 30th Oct 2022, 9:51 am   #38
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We are seeing more reports of suspicious offers in PMs from 'new members'. Please be very wary of any unsolicited PM from anyone with a zero or very low post count.

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John has Ekco sets for sale in good condition Here’s his email johnbogus01@gmail.com
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Thankfully had nothing for a good while and the one I flagged up was promptly dealt with by our excellent mods.
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These scammers copy existing posts from members and repost them under their own username in an attempt to gain credibility. Generally the moderators spot this and ban the member, but unfortunately this one slipped through the net. The copied post dated from 2006!

The offender is now banned.
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