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https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/668104/

Combatting Gold Spammers on the Forums

  • FLlonewulf_ESO
    rerereree sent you a message
  • mbunch99ub17_ESO
    mbunch99ub17_ESO
    Soul Shriven
    fgfdgdgfr and demonxzj both sent me a private message trying to sell gold.
  • deggar13b16_ESO
    gfbhdgsdf and rerereree both sent me gold spam messages.

    I hope that more is going to be done about these people than just banning them as all they'll do is set up another account and do the same again!
  • Night_Watch
    Night_Watch
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    ZOS_AlanG wrote: »
    You can also adjust your notifications by going here and selecting Notification Preferences on the left menu bar. This allows you to adjust when you get a forum notification (popup) and when you get emails. It's possible to fully disable either by un-checking all of the categories.

    I mentioned altering / adjusting notifications in another thread and this is all good.

    However, some people like to recieve notification via email. Disabling such email notification in the short term while this issue is sorted seems like a very good idea - I did so very soon after I got the offending email. What about the long term though?
    • Are we now going to have to permanently stop email notification?
    • Is there any point in the forum admin offering email notification if we do have to turn it off permanently?

    Just wondering is all!
    "If there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures a circle, beginning anywhere."

    Charles Fort - Lo! (1931)
  • JoeCapricorn
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    fgfdgdgfr was the one that sent me gold spam. Already banned it seems.

    I'm pleased with the rapid response to this new strategy by goldsellers.

    I wonder if it would be possible for Zenimax to go after goldsellers directly through legal proceedings, even if they are from China.
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  • aegis156
    aegis156
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    hyjtyutyuty sent you a message

    ***
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    ***

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    Follow the link below to check it out:
    http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/messages/14853#42642

    Moderator Edit: Removed URL to gold site.
    Edited by ZOS_AmeliaR on 29 April 2014 20:19
  • ZOS_AmeliaR
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    I hope that more is going to be done about these people than just banning them as all they'll do is set up another account and do the same again!
    We can assure you that we are working to solve this issue in a way that will prevent exactly that type of behavior.
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  • Ojustaboo
    Ojustaboo
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    It would be nice if there was one sticky thread where we could name gold sellers in game too, then hopefully they will be dealt with almost instantly?

    Making sure we say whether we are on EU or NA server of course.

    While there will always be some, if people are getting banned within 5 mins of them posting, most will soon move on to somewhere else as it's costing them to buy the game here.
    Edited by Ojustaboo on 29 April 2014 20:17
  • Willow
    Willow
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    aegis156 wrote: »
    hyjtyutyuty sent you a message

    [url=
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    [url=[/url]

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    Follow the link below to check it out:


    You posting the actual link to the site is smart how?
  • yinepuhotepb14_ESO
    Gold spammer name: dewrewfg

    (Isn't there any way to go after the websites they're spamming for? I know Blizzard used to win judgments against gold spammer websites. Is it just too expensive/time consuming to do, even if you DO win the judgment?)
    Edited by yinepuhotepb14_ESO on 29 April 2014 20:21
  • dd82b16_ESO
    [Elder Scrolls Online] yuytuiytut sent you a message‏

    ESO Community (community@elderscrollsonline.com) Add to contacts 17:03 Keep this message at the top of your inbox
    To: dd82b16_ESO
    community@elderscrollsonline.com
    yuytuiytut sent you a message

    ***
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    ***

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    Follow the link below to check it out:


    Have a great day!




    sdjhdsjhsj sent you a message

    ***
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    ***

    ---
    Follow the link below to check it out:

    Have a great day!



    This is to MY email not cool, i do not want or need to have phone alerts in my working life that some scumbag is peddling guff!! i am lived that is not on

    Moderator Edit: Removed URL of gold selling site.
    Edited by ZOS_AmeliaR on 29 April 2014 20:40
  • Iippo82
    Iippo82
    jshdjshdjsa
  • Ashanne
    Ashanne
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    yuytuiytut
  • Night_Watch
    Night_Watch
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    community@elderscrollsonline.com

    ^^^ This part ^^^

    A lot of folk seem to think the mail is direct from the gold spammer to their personal email account. IF this is true you need to contact CS now.

    In your case it looks to me like you got the same as most of us writing in the forums about this issue - an automated notificatin from community@elderscrollsonline.com.

    We get these emails if we do not disable email notification in our forum preferences / adjustments.

    I'm not 'having a go' at you or anyone else, just pointing out what has (or seems to have) happened.

    I too was livid when I got the mail - until I read it over and realised it was not directly from a gold spammer.
    Edited by Night_Watch on 29 April 2014 20:39
    "If there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures a circle, beginning anywhere."

    Charles Fort - Lo! (1931)
  • theyancey
    theyancey
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    These are the two that I got. I hope that there is some way that ZOS can go after these peeps through the legal system in addition to just banning them.


    trretretertre sent you a message
    xxxxxxxxx
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    xxxxxxxxxxx
    2:02PM

    yuytuiytut sent you a message
    xxxxxxxxxx
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    1:00PM
    Edited by theyancey on 29 April 2014 20:58
  • JBerkleyJr
    JBerkleyJr
    Soul Shriven
    rerereree sent you a message
  • jchallenub17_ESO
    Mine was sent from rerereree.
  • anghara
    anghara
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    I received a gold seller PM on this site from "ghreterter" at approximately 11:30 AM CST (or at least, that's when I got the email notification).

    Thank you!
    Edited by anghara on 29 April 2014 22:12
  • Cat_70ESO
    Cat_70ESO
    Mine was sent from rerereree
  • dideldumdei
    dideldumdei
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    sdsdasdsf sent you a message
  • Sidney
    Sidney
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    @ZOS_AmeliaR‌
    Sticky please :)
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  • Ojustaboo
    Ojustaboo
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    ZOS_AlanG wrote: »
    You can also adjust your notifications by going here and selecting Notification Preferences on the left menu bar. This allows you to adjust when you get a forum notification (popup) and when you get emails. It's possible to fully disable either by un-checking all of the categories.

    I don't see a way of stopping the "xxxxxxx sent you a message" notification

    I also don't see a way of removing a notification, so now I have the gold sellers full PM permanently readable every time I look at them, copied from my notifications,

    gfbhdgsdf sent you a message
    WWW.
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    WWW.
    6:04PM
  • deef85b16_ESO
    deef85b16_ESO
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    sdsdasdsf
  • ZeBlade
    ZeBlade
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    This is nice thanks. What about the 20 bots I reported from lvl 4 to lvl 6 on the 1st island then the 2nd? Why are they still hours later still going strong? Nice you took this down yet this just stops them NOW. They will just come back and since day one till now keep going.

    I have never played a mmo with this many bots. Gold spam yes..bots no. Make it so they cant sell ore or nodes. Not like no one can get these they are EVERYWHERE
  • Avorniel
    Avorniel
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    if you want us to report the sellers,it would be very helpful for everyone to make this a sticky so people affected can see and know what to do right away instead of creating more posts about the same thing ...which makes it hard for you guys to do your job efficiently.
  • Zandia
    Zandia
    Soul Shriven
    Got a spam email from: demonxzj
  • Bhakura
    Bhakura
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    sdsdasdsf sent you a message

    ESO: report spammers and botters, and now report them OUTSIDE the game aswell, soon i dont even get to actually gaming anymore :(
    Edited by Bhakura on 29 April 2014 23:14
  • dbishop
    dbishop
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    demonxzj was my spammers name in email.

    ESO Community (community=elderscrollsonline.com@vanillaforums.com) on behalf of ESO Community (community@elderscrollsonline.com) was the header in the email.

    Goodluck in the SpamWars.

    Will I get some sort of SpamMedallion to wear?
  • aegis156
    aegis156
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    Willow wrote: »
    aegis156 wrote: »
    hyjtyutyuty sent you a message

    [url=
    is the most secure place to buy Elder Scrolls Gold.
    100K G = 17 USD Instant Delivery.
    This company has very good reputation, selling in-game currencies since 2005.
    100% Handwork Guaranteed!
    7/24 Customer Service!
    [url=[/url]

    ---
    Follow the link below to check it out:


    You posting the actual link to the site is smart how?

    Seriously? You think people come here looking for a site to buy gold from? Thinking before reacting makes you look less of an idiot.

    They asked for information I gave it to them, simple as that. Mods grabbed the IP and deleted it mission accomplished.
  • Roxanne
    Roxanne
    jshdjshdjsa sent you a message

    I know this is probably a stupid question, but do the spammers purchase a new copy of the game each time they make an account? I was just wondering...sorry, I'm a newb! lol
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