Flickr Spam

[ST-EOS]

Re: Flickr Spam

It doesn't get any better, this morning I received an invitation to join a group called "SexyBadoo" which I've reported. I had one a couple of days ago that from memory had a similar name. However that invite seems to have disappeared from my inbox.
The way things are going I may ditch Flickr and just host forum web images via my website.


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[Nathaniel]

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I too got this today and I have banned them. I am now looking for some medication/magic that will bring my fitness levels to the 50's age bracket to "compete"!

[AlexR!]

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I'm probably being dense here, but I don't understand what the issue is with someone following you. Their images don't impinge on you in any way do they?

[Nathaniel]

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I'm probably being dense here, but I don't understand what the issue is with someone following you. Their images don't impinge on you in any way do they?

It is the nuisance value as these images appear in my e-mail inbox as well via flickr!

[ST-EOS]

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I'm probably being dense here, but I don't understand what the issue is with someone following you. Their images don't impinge on you in any way do they?

I believe that these individuals are hoping that you will click on a URL on their page Alex. It may be a that they are phishing attempts.
The last invitation to join a group I received was a dubious dating/adult group, I declined [emoji6]


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[tigerburnie]

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I didn't know you could block/ban followers, I have several Russians of the type mentioned following me.

[Richard W]

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I have several Russians of the type mentioned following me

It may be that it isn't who you think it is following you. I understand that some girls are paid to pose for photos which are then used by Russian men as bait to lure men into online "relationships" (actually it's a man writing those "replies" to your emails) with the eventual aim of scamming you out of money. It's a scattergun approach, they only need a tiny percentage of men to be drawn in to make it profitable.

[the black fox]

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funnily enough i have now had a invite to one of those over 18 dating groups ,and not wanting nat to get caught out by them.i thought i had better check it out for him , i spent a half hour perusing the goods on offer before reluctantly deleting as i heard the wife coming in

[tigerburnie]

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I know it's a scam in the making, just don't know how to block them.

[Gordon_H]

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I know it's a scam in the making, just don't know how to block them.

Click on their Name > Click on ABOUT > then on the right you'll see BLOCK USER