What Are All These?

[tklee]

What are all these? The forum got hacked?

 

[BarrelProof]

Just need the mods to delete those accounts. They will. They’re on it, I’m sure. Just may take a bit.

@didimauw @jpmcwjr @ssjones @admin

 

[sablebrush52]

Yes, the forum has been hacked and it's a troll sending out possible garbage that will get your computer hacked. Do not respond, send a report.

 

[BarrelProof]

I doubt the forum has been hacked, it’s likely someone automating a shitload of accounts and spamming the hell out of us. I don’t think there’s more danger than that, but who knows. I definitely wouldn’t be clicking anything or calling anything, but I think most folks are seeing through this one.

 

[tklee]

It's getting more and more....

 

[BarrelProof]

I do find it interesting that every major airline out there shares the same phone number!

 

[tklee]

I do find it interesting that every major airline out there shares the same phone number!

Ya.... It's an automated spam

 

[BarrelProof]

Ya.... It's an automated spam

100%. Probably some AI program written to join and then inundate any forum it can reasonably gain access to. Kinda like a bad ex-girlfriend.

I think the guys are on it, though. They’re slowly disappearing. Keep up the good fight - I’ve seen 3 accounts that are doing this so far, it’s gonna be like a match of tug-o-war!

 

[admin]

Thanks guys. It's been taken care of. There were also 15 other new accounts that were caught by the automated system and stopped before they could do anything.

 

[tklee]

Bloody spammers!

 

[admin]

Two more came in just now. I might have to put all new accounts on manual approval for a while so I can enjoy my Saturday.

 

[canucklehead]

 

[tklee]

There's calm after the storm......

 

[btp79]

Wait, so my $80 first-class round trip from Houston to London might not be legit? So much for loading up on rich dark flake!

 

[admin]

Five more just rejected - two caught by the system, three that would have bypassed that I manually rejected.

 

[anotherbob]

I do find it interesting that every major airline out there shares the same phone number!

It's a guy in Hoboken who then communicates with each airline by smoke signals.

Wait, so my $80 first-class round trip from Houston to London might not be legit? So much for loading up on rich dark flake!

It as long as you don't mind flying cargo plane.

 

[Servant King]

I might have to put all new accounts on manual approval for a while so I can enjoy my Saturday.

Good idea! But I must ask two questions--one, who is Manual, and two, is he qualified for such a task? What I mean is, did you vet him adequately beforehand, because he might secretly be a spam-bot too and merely masquerading as the guy perfectly suited for approving new accounts. This could have disastrous consequences, potentially a 50 or 60-pipe problem depending on bowl size, tobacco cut, cadence etc.

 

[didimauw]

Two more came in just now. I might have to put all new accounts on manual approval for a while so I can enjoy my Saturday.

Yeah that was insane. I think we got em all finally.

Brings me to a good point. Thank you everyone for using the report button. Mods get an email immediately when you report something. It's a team effort with everyone!

 

[OzPiper]

Good idea! But I must ask two questions--one, who is Manual, and two, is he qualified for such a task?

Isn’t he the waiter from “Fawlty Towers” ?

Oh, sorry - that was Manu-E-l.

 

[renfield]

Such iron fisted administration probably explains the paucity of Nigerian royalty on the forums. The poor bastards.