How to spot a spammer

[temi]

When I get new registration at my forum I usually can tell straight away if its genuine or a spam but I am only about 95% accurated, here are some tell tale signs:

1. The registration names usualy do not make sense for example just got this: redse@mail333.com
2. They us obscured free email service
3. They are usually form Eastern Europe especially Russia and Ukrain
4. Some you can tell they are spammer when you are getting user name like BittanyNude or pornstar, this are not common names at webmaster forum.

Please add your tips on how to spot a forum spammer to this list

[Bagi Zoltán]

I guess Temi, in a couple of weeks I will have many tips, but my board has just launced with 9 members so far.

[temi]

Yes, give the spammers a few weeks, they will find your board

[midlandi]

Strangley when i changed to vb the spammers increased dramatically,did you find the same happen?
I have software installed now which stops the serial spammers, that helps.

[temi]

Yes,
vB is more popular that what you used before (SMF) but this hack is usually very good for stopping spam at vB powered forums: NoSpam! - an alternative to CAPTCHA images - vBulletin.org Forum
Was it the same hack you use John?

[midlandi]

Yes plus one called "spam list" has a database of the emails of the main spammers.

[temi]

I see, do you have the url of spam list?

[gkd_uk]

How do these Spammers find a board so quickly. Are they using Bots?

You can normally spot spammers as they register with funny names such as jghfkfkd or thegahsgs

I just hate it when they register and leave a porn link behind :bait:

[temi]

GKD,
You guessed right, they us bot to find bots and its actually the bot that generate the names etc for them

[UK WW ex member]

I have collected some ips , mail servers from where I get spammer all the time . I have banned them . I will send u the list or post here- hope it will help