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To all community, clan, and server members alike, I'd like to remind you about how to handle and/or respond to spambots and their topics. We have been getting 1-3 spam topics per day lately- most of which advertise some beauty product, supplement, vitamin, exercise equipment, d*ck enlargement pill... etc. It is very important that you do not click on any links in those posts. It is also important that you do not respond, or reply to any topic created by said spam bot. The bit about clicking on the links should be obvious. Besides phishing attempts, stolen identities, and malware, visiting these sites actually helps to pay for them. The crooks generate ad and traffic revenue this way. But why shouldn't you even reply? There have been instances where replying to a spam topic has enabled these folks to gain access to your email address. With that, they can look for public contacts, try to find you on Facebook, your name usually gets recorded to their database, and it puts your email account at risk of being the next one to show up on one of these databases: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hundreds-millions-email-accounts-hacked-traded-online-says-expert-n568491 So don't respond. There is something you can do though. Attached to the bottom of every post are four buttons. "Back to top", "Report", and the Quote functions. By clicking on the report button, and typing something like "This is a spambot" into the popup window, this notifies our Management team that there is an objectionable post or topic that should be looked into. The sooner these get reported, the sooner the accounts are banned and topics removed. Thank you much for helping us clear the forums of spam as quickly and efficiently as possible.
