Spammer on the loose posting on Hubs

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   Michael Willisposted 13 years ago

   There seems to be someone posting a Spam Link on hubs. I have reported it from my hub. I am wondering if others are getting this person on their hubs also?
   
   What this person does is "Copy" a section of Your comments and "paste" them in the comment box. The Name listed by the poster is a URL that opens in another window. No mew comment at all. Just spam!
   
   This is the name: tariq 64

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      Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, I have seen him/her. He takes a paragraph from two other comments and posts as though it were new. Easy to miss if you get a lot of comments because it can look legit.
      
      The links give it away if nothing else does.

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   Aficionadaposted 13 years ago

   I had a similar one this morning, but with a slightly different name.  I checked it before approving (I have all of mine set so that I have to approve all comments) and then I denied it.  I forget whether I reported it as spam, but I probably should have.

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      Michael Willisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I set my comments for approval as well. On one hub this poster came back to post again a couple of weeks after I deleted the first one. So I reported as Spam tonight.

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   Aficionadaposted 13 years ago

   I'll keep my eyes open, in case he comes back.  Thanks for the heads-up!

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   Tammy Lposted 13 years ago

   I saw where this tariq 64 tried to post to one of your hubs.  Obviously his "comment" is not visible to anyone but you since it was "unapproved".

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      Michael Willisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      This is the one of the reasons I select to "approve  comments." I remember when I first tried to  delete the comment the first time,it seemed hard to  get rid of.

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   KCC Big Countryposted 13 years ago

   I've been hit twice today, but not with that user name.

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   Edweirdoposted 13 years ago

   I had the same thing on one of my hubs, but with a different user name.
   
   He/she posted 4 comments on one hub, each with a different outgoing link and user name.
   
   My comments are set to require approval, so no harm.
   
   This effort on the spammer's part seems pretty useless - the comment links here are no-follow, and just copying and pasting my own comments and re-posting them on the original hub is pointless...

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      IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Probably comes from someone who speaks no English.
      
      I've had several comments on my camera hubs recently from a Hubpages user who has a lot of camera hubs. Each time he comments he leaves links to his own hubs and I have refused him every time. He's not on.

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   Mark Ewbieposted 13 years ago

   I've had someone who goes by the ID of Pcunix posting on mine.  Should I report him?

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      IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      LOL

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      Tammy Lposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I've checked out Pcunix's profile and he is a legit hubber.  He's been doing this for over a year.  He has over 400 followers and I'm one of them.  He is a very good writer.  He is a computer expert.

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         Mark Ewbieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Tammy, I was joking.  But without a Lol.  It's dangerous.

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            Tammy Lposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Whew, Mark.  I'm glad you were joking and I should have known it was a joke, DUH.

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               Mark Ewbieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Not at all Tammy.  I've not been here long so why would you know.  I know all about Pcunix, he's helped me a lot - nice guy.  That's why I felt free to try to get him banned.

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                  nell79posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Thanks for the laugh today!

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                     Mark Ewbieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     It's my way of contributing.  Other guys actually know stuff.

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            Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            For a second there, I wondered if some spammer was using my ID to leave junk.
            
            But no, it was just my junk..

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               Mark Ewbieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               That's a relief... good quality junk though.  Usually contains all those keywords I should have thought of in the first place.

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   CMHypnoposted 13 years ago

   I've reported this tariq character for spamming several times in the last couple of days - not sure what the copying your last few comments into a new comment is all about though!

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      Michael Willisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I know. He/She doesn't even try to leave a comment of their own. Just copy mine and paste them back.
      I hope  HP can use the I.P. Address after I reported it to block this person.

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   2uesdayposted 13 years ago

   I just deleted it but now I think about it I suppose I should have reported it, they copied and early comment even down to including the hubbers name.
   
   New one today was one about fireplaces that then went on a length to cover to something unrelated to fireplaces or my hub, oddly they placed it on my reindeer hub so maybe it was left there in code for Santa
   
   I have also had a new hubber posting a nice comment but with out link to their blog, a couple of times. I would not do that in a comment, but I guess they are unaware that some people do n't like that happening.
   
   Oh well back to the thought of how to write.

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    Stacie Lposted 13 years ago

    I had the same problem..they copied other posters comments 4 times on 6 hubs...
    i deleted it..It didn't make any sense unless they are just "having fun"...

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    CASE1WORKERposted 13 years ago

    i have a comment, which i approved because he may a legitimate comment on my hub and then copied another comment- i assumed this was an error on his behalf- think i will keep it there as it was relevant

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    Richieb799posted 13 years ago

    Sure Ive seen this Tariq 64 name before lol Maybe hes well known.

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    ChikkenPotPieposted 13 years ago

    Isn't there always a spammer on the loose...anywhere you look?

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    Tammy Lposted 13 years ago

    On a serious note though, I did have someone post to one of my hubs and leave a link to one of their hubs.  The approval moderation labeled the comment as "spam".  The comment was the person's original comment.  I checked out the person's profile before deciding it was indeed not spam.  A few people leave links to their hubs if the hub is related to the one they're commenting on, which I don't really have a problem with.
    
    Of course, to me Spam is best enjoyed between two pieces of bread with a little mustard.  LOL

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    PR_amposted 13 years ago

    Haven't noticed yet

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