"Wager Island", private message spamming!

Mr. Gekko said: "I just received a private message from a new member by the name of "acianca". The message goes as follows: "hi there Mr. Gekko have you heard of Wager Island? 'Investment' in Region 10 is paying 50% a month at present! XXXXX if you're interested, let me know. acianca x XXXX" There was a URL and an email address where the X's are. Anyone else recieve this spam? Is there a way to block spam with PM's or do I just have to ignore them?"

Rickster said: "I just got one. I deleted it."

Darren said: "He decided to retire early. How effective was the advertising? Did you buy?"

Rickster said: "[QUOTE=Darren]He decided to retire early. How effective was the advertising? Did you buy?[/QUOTE] Didnt even bother to find out what he was selling. Excellent choice on the retirement. :)"

Darren said: "He realizes he isn't cut out for the internet marketing game. That, plus his login quit working :)"

thezster said: "At least it was blatant spam..... :o unlike the ones that try to sneak in as "I know I'm really lucky, but this web site produced a kazillion percent for me last month.... anyone else try it??".....:eek:"

Rickster said: "[QUOTE=Darren]He realizes he isn't cut out for the internet marketing game. That, plus his login quit working :)[/QUOTE] LOL. I assume you are already aware of the "miserable user" add on for vBulletin?"

Mr. Gekko said: "[QUOTE=Darren]He decided to retire early. How effective was the advertising? Did you buy?[/QUOTE] Didn't even bother to look at the site. Clicking links in unsolicited emails/messages to websites can load spy ware and root viruses on your computer. Particularly if you use IE as your browser (it's plagued with security holes). I use Firefox but, I still didn't want to take the risk. Plus, it would be a total waste of time anyway. ;)"