False referrers to my blog

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  jonaswhale · Member · Jan 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm

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  Hello, Has anyone else experienced getting false referrers to your blog? spammers? Often when I click on them they are pornographic or just sales people to do with getting traffic. How do I prevent this from happening in future?

  Thanks for all your help,

  Pax Christi
  Stephen

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  gm7something · Member · Jan 17, 2011 at 7:33 pm

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  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/filtering-referrer-spam?replies=4

  This post may help slightly

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  theradiocrytic · Member · Jan 17, 2011 at 7:38 pm

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  Don’t know how to prevent this, but contact staff at http://support.wordrdpress.com/contact and they will take care of the ones you have.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 17, 2011 at 7:39 pm

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  Please report these phony referrals directly to Staff using this link. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

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  yzed · Member · Jan 22, 2011 at 10:04 pm

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  Yes…I’m getting false referrers too. Would love to know how to stop them. Have sent a request for information to “support.” Thanks, “Time Thief.”

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  timethief · Member · Jan 22, 2011 at 10:36 pm

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  This is the main thread that’s on the same subject and currently active. The others have been closed. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/tons-of-hits-from-spam-domain?replies=52

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  dreamopacity · Member · Jan 22, 2011 at 11:31 pm

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  Im the same although considering i’ve only ever had 49 visitors to my site I was quite pleased… Until I realised it was spam, and then I was just disinterested

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  timethief · Member · Jan 22, 2011 at 11:40 pm

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  @dreamopacity
  Have you reported these to Staff? http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/