Fake user on posts spam
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A user is simpletom123 also poses as thomasmaxwell12 puts likes on my blog. But alot of these likes are fake, spammed. A user glennfolkes is following my blog without any follow or following button. Part of the same scam. There is also a new ‘my activity’ on my blog Freshly blog on the right side. Is this a new feature? Strange things have been occurring on my blog. simpletom123 appears as a like but notifications can’t see him. Can you please remove him from my blog and glennfolkes. As I can see from your forum it is happening to alot of others who seem to appear as a fake follower/like in my blog. Thanks heaps.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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We have no means of coping with like button spammers.
We cannot block or delete subscribers from public blogs. Everyone on the internet can view and follow any public blog.
You can change your blog visibility to “private” http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/ Please read this about public blogs that become private blogs > Blog Privacy and Subscribers > http://wpcommaven.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/blog-privacy-and-subscribers/
Note that you have complete control over everthing that’s posted to your blog.
comment moderation
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation
comment blacklisting
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-blacklistHowever, if you blacklist be aware that you could be affecting legitimate commenters as well. IP addresses have not been unique for nigh unto 15 years now. ISPs place hundreds of us in the same IP block. Moreover, using the blacklist is useless when people can get a new IP and/or new email address in no time flat.
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Thank you for this info. I think my password was hacked into as I no longer can go into my blog, could I get my password reset for the site above. thanks.
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You will have to go to your log in page and click the Forgot Password button and get a reset password sent to you.
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I have tried that in the past week and no email was sent to me. I ahve checked the junk email too. Can you please send it from your end. Thanks heaps.
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Hi, thanks for resetting the password Kardotim but can you reset it for the user strong425.
The blog I need help with is beautynbrokenness.wordpress.com.
This is the primary username I am having trouble with.
I have gone through the process of password reset through the login screen.
Thanks for your help.
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Hi shazam2208:
The user strong425 can reset their password using the same link macmanx provided above.
I hope that helps!
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Recently, the last month or so, I lost the ability to review & approve or not, comments marked as spam.
I can see the spam count increasing everyday but suddenly the spam comments box is always empty. (There were a total of 50 spam comments for March when I checked this morning, 48 yesterday.)
What changed? Can you fix this so I can continue to review them.
Thanks for your help.
TLT
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@theladytea – this is not relevant to this thread’s issue. Could you please start a new thread to describe your issue in detail, and add the word modlook in the Tags section in the right column so Staff will respond.
I’m closing this thread for new responses – please start a new thread. Thank you!
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