Blocking spammers and scammers
February 28th, 2008 | by david |I take fraud and spam very seriously, and I spend time every day blocking spammers and scammers from the website. I am able to catch spammers frequently, since every ad that comes in has an IP address with it. I am able to look at an IP address and usually tell if it is from one of the typical Spammer countries (like Nigeria, etc). Nigerian IP address almost always start in a 41, 82, or 83. When these ads come in, BANG – I block’em! It is great because I can also see how many times that they try to access the site after I have blocked them.
I also rely on the help of our users, and I do get e-mails from time to time telling me of a fraudulent ad on the site. I take these ads off immediately, and also then block the IP of the person who submitted the ad.
I have noticed that spam email and fraud attempts have dropped dramatically on the site over the time it has been in service.
I want to thank the person who submitted the following fraud alert recently:
I wanted to let you know that the following ad from your site is a fraud.The same type of scam was on another site that I almost got sucked into.
They claim to be living in West Africa and once you Western Union the money to them they will DHL the keys and documents to you. Fortunately,
I went to look at the house first and found him out.
03-Feb-08
Beautiful custom built 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath apartment .
You will enjoy uncompromising tranquility in this recently renovated, luxurious house surrounded by breathtaking and majestic trees.
You will love features like a gracious fenced and landscaped yard, dreamy custom kitchen, elegant floors, awesome master bedroom with walk
in closet and ensuite, fabulous basement development with generous family room, full bath and an adorable fireplace, exceptional work shop
and storage space. This unsurpassed home is in move-in condition and a new deluxe 2-car garage could be completed,The price is final
and includes everything-heat,gas,electricity,high speed internet,TV cable, underground parking,washer/dryer,twice a year window cleaning.
it is a very quiet area. Very close to main roads and bus stops, playground zones for children As you can see, this home was really created for you!
Steven
herbert.steven@yahoo.ca