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Spam:

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41087

And the spammer's "introduction," which I thought read like an application to a personals site-- and which should have sent up another, bigger red flag if I'd noticed that the introduction claims to be from a mother, but the user account is a male name that's different than the name given in the introduction:

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Done
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viewtopic.php?f=14&t=40807

Sinclaires

Could be a new person that doesn't realize they are posting to old topics, but they are all over the place and the comments feel off.
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Seems to be a new person.
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I guess it's a good thing I don't run "captcha". I feel judgy now. :oops:

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https://forums.uesp.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=77942

Profile links to what appears to be online gambling and only post appears to be computer generated.
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Done.
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Guess I was late on that one ^_^;
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No idea what this is saying, but it's probably worth checking.
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Taken care of, thanks!
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The correct answer to this poster's question is "not here".
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Oh, look, another one. (Spam post here.)
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Offtopic commercial spam in a foreign language.

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=41147

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Gottem
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Another one: memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=78098; post is here. Two in one week.
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Eliminated, thanks.
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Sudden spate of spam from this new user:

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=78106

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Done
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New one here: memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=78124

Three off-topic posts here, here, and here, all shilling for the same website.
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yea Ruffymmo is a spammer, when i saw his first post i was "wtf man, wrong forum/site!" but post looked quite like it was copied from some article or guide. gone into his profile to see what else he posted and same "article/guide" feel but post about different game and again not even bethesda or zenimax made game. i have not even read his third one
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Bot should have copied from an article on how not the get caught
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Spam:

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Another one: memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=78132

Obvious spam here and here.
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Done
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Spam

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