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 Author: alexwilcox View Messages Posted By alexwilcox
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 08:44
 Subject: 'everything shop' spam
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alexwilcox (2002)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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Store: Bracknell Bricks
I feel so honoured! I finally got the 'everything shop' spam message
that a lot of other members have been getting.

mine was from 'wspam_97raj.fr' - so seems like they're not even trying
very hard - even including spam in the name of the account!

I've obviously reported it but surely bricklink can do something to prevent
all these obvious spam accounts being setup in the first place?
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 09:02
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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calsbricks (8510)

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In Problem, alexwilcox writes:
  I feel so honoured! I finally got the 'everything shop' spam message
that a lot of other members have been getting.

mine was from 'wspam_97raj.fr' - so seems like they're not even trying
very hard - even including spam in the name of the account!

I've obviously reported it but surely bricklink can do something to prevent
all these obvious spam accounts being setup in the first place?

Must be the UK's day for all this.
 Author: bengreen28 View Messages Posted By bengreen28
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 09:57
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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bengreen28 (1923)

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I got one as well, someone in India looking at the end of the message, it did
specify certain sets that I had in my store, not sure if anyone else had sets
mentioned but the one they did from my store was the hogwarts express.

In Problem, calsbricks writes:
  In Problem, alexwilcox writes:
  I feel so honoured! I finally got the 'everything shop' spam message
that a lot of other members have been getting.

mine was from 'wspam_97raj.fr' - so seems like they're not even trying
very hard - even including spam in the name of the account!

I've obviously reported it but surely bricklink can do something to prevent
all these obvious spam accounts being setup in the first place?

Must be the UK's day for all this.
 Author: Oldmanbristow View Messages Posted By Oldmanbristow
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 10:04
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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Oldmanbristow (633)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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In Problem, bengreen28 writes:
  I got one as well, someone in India looking at the end of the message, it did
specify certain sets that I had in my store, not sure if anyone else had sets
mentioned but the one they did from my store was the hogwarts express.

In Problem, calsbricks writes:
  In Problem, alexwilcox writes:
  I feel so honoured! I finally got the 'everything shop' spam message
that a lot of other members have been getting.

mine was from 'wspam_97raj.fr' - so seems like they're not even trying
very hard - even including spam in the name of the account!

I've obviously reported it but surely bricklink can do something to prevent
all these obvious spam accounts being setup in the first place?

Must be the UK's day for all this.

Just had the same message, quoting Arctic Icebreaker from my inventory. Someone
from india claiming to be from Canada.
 Author: wildchicken13 View Messages Posted By wildchicken13
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 15:08
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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wildchicken13 (876)

Location:  USA, Illinois
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In Problem, Oldmanbristow writes:
  Just had the same message, quoting Arctic Icebreaker from my inventory. Someone
from india claiming to be from Canada.

India, Canada… They are basically the same country.
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 15:13
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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Nubs_Select (3759)

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Yah! I get them mixed up every day! it's almost as much of a hassle as the
phone calls I get non-stop from a Chinese carrier who keeps saying this is the
last call for my parcel I need to pick up! Currently it's my 15-20th final
warning! I guess chinas final warning (look it up) is a real thing indeed
 Author: wildchicken13 View Messages Posted By wildchicken13
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 15:59
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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wildchicken13 (876)

Location:  USA, Illinois
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In Problem, Nubs_Select writes:
  Yah! I get them mixed up every day! it's almost as much of a hassle as the
phone calls I get non-stop from a Chinese carrier who keeps saying this is the
last call for my parcel I need to pick up! Currently it's my 15-20th final
warning! I guess chinas final warning (look it up) is a real thing indeed

From Wikipedia:

More than 900 Chinese "final warnings" had been issued by the end of 1964.

Damn. That's a lot of final warnings!
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 16:00
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 10:05
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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calsbricks (8510)

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In Problem, bengreen28 writes:
  I got one as well, someone in India looking at the end of the message, it did
specify certain sets that I had in my store, not sure if anyone else had sets
mentioned but the one they did from my store was the hogwarts express.

In Problem, calsbricks writes:
  In Problem, alexwilcox writes:
  I feel so honoured! I finally got the 'everything shop' spam message
that a lot of other members have been getting.

mine was from 'wspam_97raj.fr' - so seems like they're not even trying
very hard - even including spam in the name of the account!

I've obviously reported it but surely bricklink can do something to prevent
all these obvious spam accounts being setup in the first place?

Must be the UK's day for all this.

OUrs mentioned sets and polybags. Real pity Bricklink cannot do more about this
kind of thing - it is genuinely a nuisane
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 11:09
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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Nubs_Select (3759)

Location:  Canada, Ontario
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They mentioned they wanted a certain set so out of curiosity I looked and it
turned out be an instruction Manuel
 Author: Le60sph View Messages Posted By Le60sph
 Posted: Aug 6, 2022 13:29
 Subject: Re: 'everything shop' spam
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Le60sph (1886)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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Yeah I got one 2 just mentioned a minifigure I have from the UK Olympic series


In Problem, Nubs_Select writes:
  They mentioned they wanted a certain set so out of curiosity I looked and it
turned out be an instruction Manuel