If you got an email recently

[Basil]

If you received an email recently that looks like the one below, please accept my apologies. We do a pretty good job here of keeping spammers off the forum (as you can see from the "Spam-o-matic" statistics you can see in the bottom part of the page when viewing the list of forums here) Last I saw it was 644 spammers denied registration (It's actually many more than that - those are just the ones who managed to get through our first two lines of defense - the human verification and the spam-bot checker (which measures how much time it takes for a new member to fill out the registration. If it's too fast, the system knows it can't be a human, but more likely a spam bot. Anyway, every now and then, a spammer gets through, which happened recently. A user named "Fletchy" registered and immediately began sending members emails as seen below. As soon as I received his solicitation, I deleted his account, but I don't know haw many he managed to spam before I caught it. If you do get unsolicited emails (unless they are from someone you know), don't click on any links contained therein as you are likely to get a virus or malware on your system if you do.

This is a message from Fletchy at British Car Forum. The British Car Forum owners cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of the email.

To email Fletchy, you can use this online form:
[DELETED]

OR, by email:
mailto:[DELETED]

This is the message:

Dear user,
Do you have used car accessories which you cannot sell, yet? Or are you just looking for an accessory? Check this website![DELETED]
10.000 registered user and more than 50.000 accessories!
Boorze.com is used all over in Europe! The site is multilingual so you will not have any problem with the usage. We have message samples in all languages. It makes the communication between the people much more easier!
What do you need to be a member?
Internet connection. That’s all you need to be a member on boorze.com. The registration is free and there are no hidden costs. Don’t you think it’s the best idea to make some money? Or to find the accessory you need?
How many advertising can you post?
As much as you want. There’s no limit.
If you are still not sure to join us…
We will introduce to the users an innovation soon. This innovation will make posting easier. Just a few clicks and you can post as much accessory as you want!

Check this website and take advantage!
[DELETED]
Best wishes and we hope we’ll see you soon,
[DELETED] Team

 

[Guest]

I just checked the joint out. I hate to say this, but I think it may be usefull. It seems to be a cross b/w car-part.com and ebay for foreign market car parts.

 

[Basil]

I just checked the joint out. I hate to say this, but I think it may be usefull. It seems to be a cross b/w car-part.com and ebay for foreign market car parts.

Of course it's up to you, but I would NEVER advise clicking on an unsolicited link from someone I didn't know. It's a very good way to get malware on your PC. Not saying that's the case here, but it could be. That's how they operate.

 

[Guest]

I checked it out first. I did a google search and it seemed legit so I went in. It aint blow'd up yet so it appears the coast is clear.

 

[JamesWilson]

If they're legitimate... ask/get them to advertize legitimately....

 

[Basil]

If they're legitimate... ask/get them to advertize legitimately....

Honestly, even if they are "legitimate" anyone who would register on a forum and use it as a gateway to spam users with their marketing isn't a business I want around anyway.

 

[Guest]

Honestly, even if they are "legitimate" anyone who would register on a forum and use it as a gateway to spam users with their marketing isn't a business I want around anyway.

True, just send 'em a bill.

Maybe they are unaware paid advertisement is required. It may not be them doing it but someone their hired doing it w/o their knowledge or consent.

 

[JPSmit]

Honestly, even if they are "legitimate" anyone who would register on a forum and use it as a gateway to spam users with their marketing isn't a business I want around anyway.

Amen to that boss.