# Spam/Advertising via Private Messages **URL:** \ **Category:** C2\ **Created:** [February 16, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133 "2007-02-16T14:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ForexSuperInvestor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@ForexSuperInvestor](https://forums.collective2.com/u/ForexSuperInvestor)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/1 "2007-02-16T14:19:34Z")
Matthew, I was excited to receive an email telling me I had my first private message to view. I hoped that someone was inquiring about my system with a question or other inquiry. Or perhaps somethng of relevance from a system I subscribe to, etc… Imagine my disappointment to log in and find an advertisement from a system developer that I had never heard of advertising his latest pricing for a system I have no interest in and haven’t ever even viewed. If I got this PM, I’m pretty sure that others got “spammed” with it as well… Personally, I find it annoying and would hope that the PM function wouldn’t be used by spammers or system vendors to advertise systems… Here’s my spammer’s message: From: Domenico Laruccia Sent at: 2/16/07 (13:12) Message text: Dear Trader, We want just inform you that: from 1st of March 2007, there 'll be fixed monthly fees of US$199 (only on profitable mounths) to subscribe INVINCIBLEX, instead of US$20 per profitable trade. Please let me know if you need further infos. INVINCIBLEX is now completed auto-tradeable through C2. The occasion to remember that we have Managed account available with an hiberic (based in Spain and Portugal) Broker, for NON-US Citizens. Kind regards. Domenico Laruccia. [www.collective2.com/go/invinciblex](http://www.collective2.com/go/invinciblex) ---
**Author:** ![Pete](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/pete/32/12306_2.png) [@Pete](https://forums.collective2.com/u/Pete)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/2 "2007-02-16T14:21:56Z")
Ditto, I received this unsolicited PM as well I thinking spamming like this needs to be dealt with seriously. ---
**Author:** ![LewPayne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/lewpayne/32/238_2.png) [@LewPayne](https://forums.collective2.com/u/LewPayne)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/3 "2007-02-19T12:08:03Z")
I received this same crap also… completely unsolicited. I feel violated now, as if he has invaded my privacy and had his way with me. It will require months of psychological counseling as a result, and even then I still may be scarred for life by this incident. ---
**Author:** ![JonLechleidner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JonLechleidner](https://forums.collective2.com/u/JonLechleidner)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/4 "2007-02-19T17:30:34Z")
I got one too! I thought I was subscribed to a guy I never heard of?..Jon ---
**Author:** ![JulesEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@JulesEllis](https://forums.collective2.com/u/JulesEllis)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/5 "2007-02-19T18:31:32Z")
I got one too and I don’t like it either. But it is the first one in more than a year, so I don’t think that C2 action is required at this moment. I have no problem with unsollicited private messages of vendors, if they just ask a question or continue a forum discussion. But I disliked the anonymous content of this particular message and I do consider it as spam. ---
**Author:** ![CalvinLong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CalvinLong](https://forums.collective2.com/u/CalvinLong)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/6 "2007-02-21T00:48:53Z")
I got quite a few in the past year. It does not bother me much. I just wish I could delete some of the PMs like in email system. ---
**Author:** ![Index](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/db5fbb/32.png) [@Index](https://forums.collective2.com/u/Index)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/7 "2007-02-21T06:29:09Z")
you can ---
**Author:** ![CalvinLong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CalvinLong](https://forums.collective2.com/u/CalvinLong)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/spam-advertising-via-private-messages/4133/8 "2007-02-22T00:02:43Z")
Can believe I missed the delete column, my window must be opened not wide enough.