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elizer Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2016 Posts: 1466 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:38 am Post subject: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Is Everett starting to pimp girls with classified ads?
Looks like some members had their emails hacked.
Anyways probably will be disabling my emails from here.
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Mark Evans Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1931 Location: Alsea,Oregon
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:42 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Yup, I've received over 100 as of this morning and have forwarded a few to Everett. Was unfortunate, because at first, I thought my sales were up! _________________ '63 Ragtop |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76940 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:13 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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_________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
Member #1009
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harrymarlin Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2018 Posts: 723 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:35 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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All of the sexy e-mails I received were not sent by registered users, so I don't think it was a hack - just an intrinsic weakness in the system. However, it *should* be one that is hard to exploit on a large scale (but what do I know about security?) _________________ -Harry
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ISO Albuquerque "Imported Motors" dealership paraphernalia |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76940 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:44 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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harrymarlin wrote: |
All of the sexy e-mails I received were not sent by registered users, so I don't think it was a hack |
Correct
I blacklisted *@gmx.com _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
Member #1009
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12860 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:46 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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The email addresses all seem to be different also. Thanks to the notification system, it doesn't seem that they have personal email addresses. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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62DoKaGuy Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2011 Posts: 1276 Location: Surprise, AZ
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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I got one too from "Danielle" using [email protected]. I don't use Skype anymore, so count me out. _________________ ,,Wenige Menschen denken, und doch wollen alle entscheiden.'' -der Alte Fritz
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...I went at it from both ends but going from the rear didn't seem to do anything, although I did spray some rust breaker in there... |
4/62 Double Cab
5/61 Panel (sold)
4/59 Single Cab (sold) |
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elizer Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2016 Posts: 1466 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Ya I checked and I had my emails disabled. So thesamba's notification system worked well in this instance.
Are we sure this isn't everett's valentines gift to the members? |
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60ragtop Bonneville Belt Bitch
Joined: March 13, 2006 Posts: 7800 Location: Big Wonderful WYO 82401
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Already a thread on fake/spam e mails
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0 _________________ Rick
Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
Certified Hunter Wheel Alignment Master Technician 1986
tasb wrote: |
I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked |
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LHG Samba Moderator
Joined: April 13, 2000 Posts: 1855 Location: LostHillsGuy, CA
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69829 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Arggggg, massive spam this morning.
Nothing is hacked, this is normal spam that the site usually blocks but as someone above said, they used a TON of different emails so a lot got through the site.
I am blocking it all now.
This is the downside of allowing users that are not logged in to contact sellers.
I was hoping I didn't have to change that but if it becomes an issue like this, I may have to do it. _________________ How to Post Photos
Everett Barnes - [email protected] | My wanted ads
"Water is the only drink for a wise man" | "Communication prevents complaints"
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery! |
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hazetguy Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2001 Posts: 10773 Location: iT StiNgeD iTseLf tO dEAd
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:11 am Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Thanks for dealing with this Everett! I rarely visit this site. my regular profile, my photos and videos are here I <3 Glenn _________________ thebucket: I invested in hoodride, now DBD won't return my call?
hazetguy: invested?
thebucket: Yeah Haze, its where people put money into a company in hopes of a return on their money |
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APPLEGREENVW Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2003 Posts: 2388 Location: Seekonk,Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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EverettB wrote: |
Arggggg, massive spam this morning.
Nothing is hacked, this is normal spam that the site usually blocks but as someone above said, they used a TON of different emails so a lot got through the site.
I am blocking it all now.
This is the downside of allowing users that are not logged in to contact sellers.
I was hoping I didn't have to change that but if it becomes an issue like this, I may have to do it. |
Thanks for fixing this issue. You got my vote,if you want to change it, to be logged in to contact sellers. _________________ Parts for sale https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=APPLEGREENVW
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Gr0unded Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2018 Posts: 256 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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EverettB wrote: |
Arggggg, massive spam this morning.
Nothing is hacked, this is normal spam that the site usually blocks but as someone above said, they used a TON of different emails so a lot got through the site.
I am blocking it all now.
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Received some spam mail recently as well. Thanks for taking care of applying filters. _________________ B r i a n
1976 VW Type 1 Beetle - Standard
Stop Dead Photo Links! Post your VW photos to the Samba Gallery! |
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heimlich VWNOS.com
Joined: November 20, 2016 Posts: 6621 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Everett,
If you are going to disable folks from contacting users unless logged in maybe you can have an option I can set so that I can allow it?
You can also block any messages that come though with that site in the text of the message.
Just set up a regular expression to look for banned sites. _________________ www.vwnos.com [email protected]
Classic Brands. Classic Quality.
Not all parts are made the same. NOS OE/OEM parts made mainly in West Germany, Early Germany, and Early Brazil are where VW produced the best quality parts and best fitting products.
5% Off your order with coupon code: 5%OFF
Restored Distributors Available (<--Click here) |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69829 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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heimlich wrote: |
If you are going to disable folks from contacting users unless logged in maybe you can have an option I can set so that I can allow it? |
This may be something I do in the future - allow people to switch "Allow only registered users to contact me" as an on/off switch.
There are already members who do not want to sell to anyone but registered users.
This would not stop registered users though as there are spammers who join the site first.
heimlich wrote: |
You can also block any messages that come though with that site in the text of the message. |
Yes, this is how it works. Words and phrases are blocked, among other things. _________________ How to Post Photos
Everett Barnes - [email protected] | My wanted ads
"Water is the only drink for a wise man" | "Communication prevents complaints"
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery! |
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Mark Evans Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1931 Location: Alsea,Oregon
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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It's been my experience that most unregistered users do not follow through with a purchase. To each his own preferences. _________________ '63 Ragtop |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69829 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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A few people have told me they got messages today.
These are not new messages, they are messages from Friday that were delayed along the way for some reason.
I have verified this with everyone who has contacted me.
The messages they got were sent through the site on Friday.
I'm posting this in case anyone is confused by this or think they got "new" messages. _________________ How to Post Photos
Everett Barnes - [email protected] | My wanted ads
"Water is the only drink for a wise man" | "Communication prevents complaints"
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery! |
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Chickensoup Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 5368 Location: Good Hope, GA
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Sexy spam from thesamba |
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Ya, I got 4 of these withing 20 minutes last week. Got my hopes up until I clicked on the email |
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