Spammers Mail-Art

Mr. Frank Kwabena - who apparently has a Hong Kong mailaddress - must have been born on a Tuesday (according to the list of names). 

Another spammer got through, but when someone starts to send identical e-mails to all members requesting for private messages, that is enough indication that a spammer is at work. He/she has been removed today.

Benson, Christopher had two profiles on IUOMA.Found out he was posting message on this board trying to make relations with women. Not the puropose of this site, and he was removed because of spamming.

There is a spammer: 

Madlea Agnia

do NOT reply to this person!

Hoping Ruud can check out this latest spam...

Madlea Agnia

the "new member" is attaching a mesage to many,

and has nothing to do with mail art

Madlea Agnia has been removed because of spamming.

Kate Kwame has been removed from the IUOMA network because of sending SPAM to a lot of members in the form of messages.

DO NOT contact this email!

I think it is a spammer, Ruud!

fred hodges 

I think "AHUVA" from "Israel" was a spammer and has been deleted.

Never reply to emails if you do not recognize the sender!

Hi Ruud (and group members)! See the above screen-captured images. A  new member, Alexandria Guerrero, just joined yesterday, and has left a note on my wall. I DID NOT reply to the email that was provided. This person’s profile is private! Help!!!

Got the same message as Jayne did...

Also received same weird message from Alexandria Guerrero.

This spammer has been removed. Thanks for alerting me.

Thank you, Ruud! 

If someone places an URL to a website that causes spam or is inappropriate. The member normally doesn't get in. Please take a note when you join in of change your URL.

do NOT "contact by email"...be careful,

this looks like a SPAMMER:

sheleylo left a comment for Cynthia Cote

sheleylo ......SPAM ALERT!

Be careful , do not respond via email to "cal bates", may be a spammer?

There are a few others , too, if they do not make,

send or post mail art, always be careful.

The data of these two accounts is absolutely identical:

https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/jimmyzack?xg_source=activity

https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/calbates?xg_source=activity

Probably, these are not two people, but one and the same person.

A new member appeared, his account:

https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/Tirenavi?xg_source=activity

A member named Tirenavi indicated his Website. If you follow the link, you will be taken to the online store of car wheels and tires. Is this a joke or a hidden ad?

Two new spammers have been removed from IUOMA.

Thanks to the members who reporting this.

Thank you for removing them.

Hi Ruud.
User "geb molar" and "Maria Richardson" are trying to fool us.
"Maria Richardson" sends everyone an invitation to write to his email address.
"geb molar" listed as its site the website of a company that sells standard springs. This is not an art account.

Users called «Maria Richardson» and «J Mclaughlin» send out letters, asking to correspond with them by email, avoiding the IUOMA website. Both have profiles private on IUOMA, it is not clear if they are artists. The great possibility is that they are advertising or spamming.

Unfortunately, user "Amber K. Kirk" listed the website as his own web address
https://ibuytramadol.com/
This is a commercial website for the sale of medicines.

the spammer has been removed.

caitriona is totally spamming up the site

User "caitriona" has proven to be a great spammer!

https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/caitriona

this spammer has been removed!

The user "miler" has registered on this website. His page refers us to a payment system and advertises financial services. It is not an individual, but a firm.

https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/profile/show?id=miler&

miler had been removed.

Thanks for informing us!

Today both I and Allison Rand got this mildly disturbing comment from "J Mclaughlin," https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/jmc111. I can't even block messages from him, because the account is set to private, and there's no way I want him as a "friend!" Pretty sure he should get the boot, thank you!

Hi Gwendolynium,

Will have a look, and spammers are always removed.

Thanks for mentioning this,

Ruud Janssen

Recently a user "A Maris" from Gainesville, FL registered on this forum.

https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/Aish?xg_source=activity

Instead of his address, the user provided a link to his website. This is the website of a mediator certified by the Florida Supreme Court. I asked A Maris: Excuse me, are you advertising legal mediation? In response, the user closed his page, making it inaccessible to me. What could this possibly mean?

Any mail postmarked from Gainesville Florida might be from a particular spammer who’s been around a long time. I noticed at one point add and pass mail was supposed to go back to a person at museum in Florida. The director. Oddly, I knew that person, as he’d been a gallery director in our city. I wrote to him, he said yes, seems some one put his name on these and lots were ending up at his museum. Why do people do this! Why use mail art platform to spam?!. Aaagh!

Someone is always "Gergling".

Bradford, that is so true! You made me laugh out loud for real. Great word for it and now I'll use it for everyone that does what he does. hahahaha

spammers were removed.

Scusate Amici, se io invio a mio nome una busta a un gallerista o a un amico

non mail artista, faccio dello spam? un abbraccio, Bruno Cassaglia

Cari Amici, Ray Johson, inviava anche ad amici e gallerie, è accettato

questo dal network mail art? io publicizzo anche il mio blog di arte, perchè

penso che sia positivo per la storica Mail Art essere anche digitale.

Va bene, ho mi considerate uno spammer? ditemelo che seè così smetto.

un fraterno abbraccio, bruno

Dear Friends, Ray Johson, also sent to friends and galleries, it is accepted

this from the network mail art? I also advertise my art blog, why

I think it is good for the historic Mail Art to also be digital.

Okay, did I consider me a spammer? tell me that if that's the way it is, I'll stop.

a brotherly embrace, brown

https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/DebbieFlood

This is one strictly a commercial website, with email address at same.

I have received spam from Joseph McLaughlin. Please remove!

Spammer:

waltonyoung

Do NOT send email to persons you do not know to be mail artists,

check to see if they make art, send mail art, have a mailing address, etc.

Be careful!

Thanks for warning. 

spammer has been removed. Thanks for your help

Dushel Tesla left a comment:

I noticed that user "Dushel Tesla" sends out the same mail to a variety of people:

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The latest "member"  -- Dushel Tesla --- is a total spammer.  They are all over the internet, joining groups with no real presence.  PLEASE remove this "person".  They may have joined to do harm and they are certainly not really interested in mail art.