Triumphrat

Tbirdnz · 09-02-2009, 07:25 AM

We thought we would put out a timely warning about the amount of scammers and spammers that frequent websites, we clean up about 10-15 per week trying to hit onto this site, these type of people are active right across the web.

Whether they are selling cheap shoes, cheap iphones or cheap bikes they all amount to the same, they exist only to scam unwary people.

Here is an example we spotted just a few minutes ago who joined as a member, he lasted about 30 minutes.

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Dear Customer,

BIKE LINK STORE Ltd is one of the Best Selling Bike Distributor.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC55724).We ship via UPS, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two Working Day).We sell all kinds Cannondale, Cervelo, Ellsworth, Giant, Jamis, Klein, Kona, Litespeed, Rocky Mountain, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Trek, Gary Fisher bikes.

sale.manager@(address deleted)
sale.cashier@(address deleted)
sale.manager@(address deleted)
Here are some of our best offers:

NEW Kona 2009 Stab Supreme Bike $1,900
NEW Kona 2009 Stinky Air Bike $1,990
NEW Kona 2009 Hei Hei Supreme Bike $1,900
NEW Kona 2009 Kula Supreme Bike $1,800
NEW Kona 2009 Coilair Supreme Bike $1,870
NEW Kona 2009 Dawg Supreme Bike $1,860
NEW Kona 2009 Coilair Deluxe Bike $1,500
NEW Kona 2009 Stinky Deluxe Bike $1,550
NEW Kona 2009 Hei Hei Deluxe 2-9 Bike $1,450
NEW Kona 2009 Stab Deluxe Bike $1,400
etc etc

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This scammer operates from Lagos in Nigeria, enough said about that location.

We ban and remove these people and their posts from the site as fast as we spot them, you guys out there can help us by reporting such posts as you see them.

There is a report icon on the bottom left-hand side of each post, we would appreciate reports for these types of spam-scam posts.

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propforward · 09-02-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tbirdnz

There is a report icon on the bottom left-hand side of each post, we would appreciate reports for these types of spam-scam posts.

It's the little octagon with an exclamation mark in it. We can boot the buggas off real quick when alerted to their presence. In fact, we are usually climbing all over each other trying to get to the "nuke the spammer button" in the control room.

richb · 09-02-2009, 08:51 AM

The names! "I'll have a Hei-Hei Deluxe please, and I'll order a Stab Deluxe too for my brother when he gets out of prison." What school of English in Lagos churns out these alumni?

joeyantalas · 09-02-2009, 03:22 PM

those are kona bicycles a good brand. they'd have to ship to nigeria and then ship them back when you can get them at your local bike shop. rediculous.

Gob-ny-geay · 09-02-2009, 03:29 PM

Poor spelling and grammar, as well as "odd" use of wording in these spammer and unsavory sites is always a #1 tip off.

Hit "Delete"

Tbirdnz · 09-02-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by joeyantalas

those are kona bicycles a good brand. they'd have to ship to nigeria and then ship them back when you can get them at your local bike shop. ridiculous.

The point is these bikes don't exist, you'd be buying vapour-bikes with real money !

These so called 'companies' are only an email address and spam web-sites, they're phishing for suckers.

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