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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
woodworknisb is sending spam messages via private message. Needs to be banned.
 
#7 ·
I had the email notification but when I checked my inbox it was already gone so I think that means we can avoid hammering Cricket's inbox with spam alerts.

It just wreaked of spam from the get go. I used to get emails from my customers with such bad english grammar that I knew it wasn't them. "I am found in in other country with all my wallets removed and need money to home get please. I will back you pay"
 
#14 ·
I recommend that you tag your own post as spam so that Cricket sees it. (put a note that you are tagging it so that she knows it was you).
 
#17 · (Edited by Moderator)
I received pvt msg from a new just joined today member but am scared it might be spam.
From: woodworkkkfs
Subject: Dear Woodworker, do you want to learn woodworking? or gain additional experience?
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Good day, dear woodworker-participant lumberjocks com … and we want to encourage the retired master craftsman to finally reveal his secret archive over
16,000 plans - more details on the link ~ http : // 3weekiet dot com/woodworking16000pln ~ click here
 
#21 ·
It looks like the spammers keep switching ID's and then sending out spam PM's until Cricket shuts the ID down, then they move to a new one and repeat.
 
#24 ·
BB1 - You can click on their name from your private message list and then on the left click "Block". But this is pointless as they're simply going to create a new account and do it again… For now I've had to disable private message notification which is less than ideal.
 
#25 ·
All that blocking does is prevent you from getting PM's. They are free to keep spamming others.

The reason I stated this thread was because I saw no way of reporting this,
 
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