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 Post subject: Spam posts - be careful
PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:01 pm 
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Hi all,

In the last couple of days I have had to delete Forum posts from spammers disguised as new students. A posting on several Forums at once, a strange lack of grammar, and an link to a website in their signature made me suspicious, and reviewing the links in their message confirmed that they were spammers. One in particular that I just deleted embedded a link to what looked like a wedding site but was actually a virus attack site.

We have spam blockers but as you can imagine, they cannot catch everyone.

Please be on the lookout while you visit our Forum and let me know if you see anything that looks questionable or worrisome. I also recommend that you do NOT click on any links that you do not recognize.

Thanks to all!

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Caroline Wolfe
Student Advisor

Sheffield
wedding@sheffield.edu


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