Spammers are getting smarter (or at least trying)

[Shawn Gossman]

I have a forum all about hiking.

To mitigate spam, I approve all new member requests. Had this one in my Que today.



If it wasn't for the email (gave it away as a spammer), I might have considered this a legit member based on the username since.

My guess is that's it's AI spam scraping the topic of the forum and using it in the username.

Forum owners beware!

 

[Cpvr]

I've seen some of them as well, I'd block that email range though in the spam filter. I think some of them are running some type of AI bot to mass join forums.

 

[Mike30]

I will make an anti-spam/bot tool for forums... I just need a little more of time. but that's on the plans since long time. No AI bots will be able to go through, not even human spammers Just wait for it...

 

[Heatman]

I will make an anti-spam/bot tool for forums... I just need a little more of time. but that's on the plans since long time. No AI bots will be able to go through, not even human spammers Just wait for it...

It's going to be very helpful to forum owners when you finally pull off making the anti-spam/bot tool for forums because spamming is one of the biggest challenges communities deal with today. Moderators don't have a break because of spammers who made it through.