Anyone else here getting spammed?

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Hey everyone-

I have 2 accounts here and each have gotten a weird random message (in bad english) which I will post below.
I suspect some foreign person using a bot and trying to snag us into giving them our bank account numbers or the like?
Anyone else getting spam messages like these?


----------------------------------------Message sent Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:26 am:-----------------------------------------------

Hello.....,
My name is Miss Boti. i am a female I was impressed when i saw your profile today at www.wrongplanet.net and i will like to establish a long lasting relationship with you. In addition,i will like you to reply me through my e mail box ( [email protected] ) This is because i don't know the possibilities of remaining in forum for a long time. please If you are interested in knowing more about me, and for me to send you some pictures of mine,
Thanks waiting to hear from you .
Miss Boti.


[email protected]

----------------------------------------Message sent Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:57 am:--------------------------------------------------

Hello from [email protected]
Hello dear i am Regina? i am single never married i saw your profile here today on (wrongplanet.net) so i decide to say hello and to also let you know that i am seeking for good and honest friendship, relationship love partner, please if you are interested in my request reply me on this e-mail address([email protected])so i can be able to send you my pictures? thank you and remain bless

I've been getting a similar message for months and answering it but so far no naked pictures but I'm still hoping.

lol

have never been spammed [the bots probably know am a crap replier or just not worth it] but,this is a common problem,have seen it getting worse amongst users,if look through the pages on this board:
http://www.wrongplanet.net/forum13.html will find lots of posts about these bot messages,and people have posted about it on other parts of WP as well.

maybe WP needs better spam protection,though problem with using too much of it is they make a forum more inaccessible to people with affected impairments,eg,ones that ask maths questions and the person joining has learning disabilities,or ones that relie on intelligence or visual perception.

Bah other people here have gotten those and we just delete them. It doesn't happen often. I don't let them bother me because I know it's just spam and I don't fall for those. I just delete them and don't make a fuss about it. I still report it.

Oh heck, yes. (i'm assuming-form of mesage exactly the same- its that or I have just seriously insulted someone )
Wonder which will cause them most reciprocal annoyance- if I ask them for their bank acount details, as I have sick relative needing operation etc etc , or add them to a scientology mailing list.

i don't know why i was trying to make a joke of it, i've been brooding and crying for the last half hour...I know its stupid, but I just feel like ive had the p*** taken yet again and so sick of it happening because dumb enough to think it was friendly

I feel left out. I haven't received any yet.

"...One of those people (my) mother used to warn (me) about" topic

I know what I would do if I received compromising photos of the opposite gender. Report it.

But in Garyww's case it is hilarious.

yeah. i received it and just ignored it