# I got a spam PM **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 12, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334 "2017-12-12T22:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/1 "2017-12-12T22:38:43Z")
I just received this private message through the Straight Dope Message Board. " DEAR, HOPE YOU READ THIS MAIL IN GOOD HEALTH. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT I WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM YOU OF THE PROJECT I HAVE AT HAND AND WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE A PART. IT IS OF GREAT BENEFIT AND I KNOW YOU WILL NOT REGRET TAKING PART OF THE PROJECT. PLEASE REPLY DIRECTLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ([deleted]) FOR FULL DETAILS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. REGARDS, Ms NINA… " I would be surprised if I was the only person to get this kind of message. Please look into it. Many thanks !! Toons Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/2 "2017-12-12T22:44:55Z")
I wouldn’t call that getting hacked. It’s just a spammer who signed up and sent out a PM spam. Please report the PM or at least let us know the user name so that we can ban them. ETA: They might already be banned. There are a couple of banned spammer that had been sending out PMs. Let us know anyway. We want to make sure we ban all spammers that do this. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/3 "2017-12-12T22:52:10Z")
What, no Nigerian Nobility looking for help getting $40,000,000 to your account? We need to attract a higher class of spammer. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/4 "2017-12-12T22:53:16Z")
I killed the spammer. It appears to all be coming from the same account. Let one of us know if you get anything else. You can also report the PM. ETA: what **engineer** said. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/5 "2017-12-12T22:55:36Z")
I’m offended. I killed that spammer. 😛 Actually, we both did since they signed up multiple times. I’m going to go through the recently registered and go on a banning spree. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/6 "2017-12-12T22:56:48Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > I’m offended. I killed that spammer. 😛 It’s possible I redundantly banned it after you banned it. Damn it. I was feeling all heroic. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/7 "2017-12-12T23:02:11Z")
Damn, don’t mess with the new mod. She’ll kill you twice just to make sure you got the message. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/8 "2017-12-12T23:14:55Z")
I’ve been doing this for four days, and my initial impression is that killing spam is the only thing we do that is unambiguously, universally approved. Yes, we will kill that spam for you. Love us. Remember this later. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/9 "2017-12-12T23:15:00Z")
I guess I need to get out more. Even the spammers don’t notice me. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/10 "2017-12-12T23:23:20Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > It’s possible I redundantly banned it after you banned it. Damn it. I was feeling all heroic. Oh, I saw that [movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Shot_Liberty_Valance). That makes you… Ranse “Weasel” Stoddard. ETA: Does a mod want to sanitize the quoted PM? Still contains names and emails and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/11 "2017-12-12T23:28:01Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > Oh, I saw that [movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Shot_Liberty_Valance). That makes you… Ranse “Weasel” Stoddard. > > ETA: Does a mod want to sanitize the quoted PM? Still contains names and emails and stuff. Mercy is for the weak. We do not mod to be merciful here. A man spam you he is enemy. Enemy deserve no mercy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/12 "2017-12-12T23:35:40Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Mercy is for the weak. We do not mod to be merciful here. A man spam you he is enemy. Enemy deserve no mercy. > > 😃 Really, it’s the opposite of mercy. That’s an email the spammer is using to collect suckers. Google will make sure this thread is visible for all eternity, thereby publicizing the spammer’s sucker-bait. If we are sane and vindictive, want to choke that off. Spammers need to be consigned to the deepest and most eternal memory hole, and quoting it for the Web’s eternal recollection is not the way to do it. IMHO, of course. But I like the quote paraphrase, even if it’s not the same movie. /shrug ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/13 "2017-12-13T00:15:13Z")
Yeah, I just saw that one, too, but it was already banned. I figured he must have sent it to all of the mods. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/14 "2017-12-13T00:33:13Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > I’m offended. I killed that spammer. 😛 There, there. You all killed Spartacus. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/15 "2017-12-13T01:03:48Z")
Just noticed mine. From blitz1 right? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/16 "2017-12-13T01:52:46Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > It’s possible I redundantly banned it after you banned it. Damn it. I was feeling all heroic. I banned him too before I realized you had already done it. On checking, I see he is listed as a kill for you, so it looks like you got him first. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/17 "2017-12-13T01:54:46Z")
Go Spice, a notch in your mouse. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/18 "2017-12-13T12:16:10Z")
He’s not _merely_ dead but most _sincerely_ dead. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/19 "2017-12-13T12:26:39Z")
**Mods** : I request a thread title change from the current, misleading title to **“I recieved a PM”.** ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334/20 "2017-12-13T12:45:18Z")
Not only did the spammer send PMs - they also sent e-mail (exact same content/contact) - so users should check e-mail settings as well. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-spam-pm/804334.md?page=2)