Corey

We will always have spam here, it is the Internet afterall. We do have some filters in place here that catch spam both from spambots and real live spammers. But there is also a new type of spammer who signs up here and interacts with the members. You can tell them by the link in their sig file. It never points to a buildup thread, a webpage of their rig, but to the business that they want you to look at. A lot of times it has absolutely nothing to do with Toyotas either. http://www.yotatech.com/50858237-post190.html The above member is from India. 121.xxx.xxx.xx is from India(IN) in region Southern and Eastern Asia Then we have someone sign up and ask a question as in this thread here. http://www.yotatech.com/f5/how-long-...iances-150819/ Notice further down that Milino posts a solution. Looking at his other posts out of two, a thread from 2004 was bumped. http://www.yotatech.com/f5/powering-...battery-39932/ Now what gets interesting is that in the first thread I linked is that Mark and Milino are one and the same person. Tracing the same IP they share leads us to India. 219.xx.xxx.xxx.static-ahmedabad.vsnl.net.in There are more of these type of spammers here than you can imagine. Most spammers try first with their spambot scripts, and if that fails, they will eventually sign up the old fashioned way. When I replied to the first thread at the top of this thread, it looked innocent enough to me. But after that other member answered, the way the wording was aroused my cybermeter, and doing some homework I found out they are one and the same person. If you see threads that look suspicious to you, please let us know.

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Elton

spamers are getting crafty now aday's also i seen that appliances one like 10mins after the silly spammer made it im amazed no one notice it

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Corey

What gets me is that spammers see the rule for no spam when they register here.
At least the "live ones" that sign up here, the spam bots do not read, so they do not see this message when you click on the registration link.

In other words, all they care about is spamming you.

It is easy enough to ban their accounts, but another one is always out there to take their place.

It often makes me wonder too when you see those get rich quick infomercials on TV that if they involve spamming forums to get members to buy stuff through the link in their sig to give them credit.

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Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser
Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use
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FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge
Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro