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Offline random

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Spam email from forums database?
« on: July 15, 2006, 05:54:48 PM »
I just received the email below, supposedly from the camera bits forums, but it sure smells like spam to me!  Anyone know what's up with this?
Text below:

From:   admin@forums.camerabits.com
Subject: New Personal Message: IMPORTANT NEWS AND INFORMATION!!!
Date: July 15, 2006 7:31:50 PM CDT

You have just been sent a personal message by Harrison Ford on Camera Bits Forums.

......DELETED

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Denny
Random Photography ???
« Last Edit: July 15, 2006, 06:14:12 PM by dennis »

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Re: Spam email from forums database?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2006, 05:57:34 PM »
Me too   >:(

I turned off the message system just now to keep him from spamming me again. Shame.

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Re: Spam email from forums database?
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2006, 05:59:49 PM »
I got it too.

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Re: Spam email from forums database?
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2006, 06:03:25 PM »
Sorry about this, folks, but we are on it.

It's amazing what lengths these jerks will go to in order to push their ilk.

Don't be surprised if this desperate adolescent weenie tries this again.

--dennis

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Re: Spam email from forums database?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2006, 06:04:30 PM »
I got it also, the actual message on the camera bits site has a pornographic photo with it.  I guess I'll need to figure out how to turn the messaging of also. 

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Re: Spam email from forums database?
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2006, 06:51:09 PM »
Hi,

Here's all the info we have on the individual who sent the spam.


IP:        72.234.50.113
Hostname:  udp038291uds.hawaiiantel.net
Email:     donald92135@yahoo.com


We've deleted their account, and banned their IP address, etc.

We apologize for the inconvenience.