Spam is becoming really funny these days. Not funny that it exists of course, but the lengths they go with it. In my early days of blogging I didn’t get the spam protection thing, why would anyone want to send spam my way? I would get the odd few spam comments, but not take any notice or even delete them, they just sat there. Then I read how some peoples comments ended up in the spam box for no reason, so I started to check and delete it all. The volume has gradually increased, I wonder why? Is it because I have lots of followers now? What do they hope to gain?
Here is some recent stuff, have any of you received similar ones? Spam comments on my post ‘pets’
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I’ll do my best to keep functioning! All the banana people are from different IP addresses, seriously weird. My blog isn’t about food, I’ve posted one recipe here and that was way back, so why the muffins? So far banana muffins account for around 20 comments. What type of spam do you get? Please tell! I’m off for a daily delete now.
Lucid Gypsy 
Well several about viagra from ‘Canadian Pharmacy’ apparentlly! Latest ones are today are: ‘Habba Hotel’ a message from ‘Senga’ user and a message from ‘foursquare’ to say that Louise O’Sullivan is now my friend apparently – she’s going to be disappointed then!
Kathy it’s becoming unavoidable so we may as well just laugh!
Mine are identical Gilly!! And there has been a sudden surge in the last few days! Wonder why.
Perhaps there’s a banana glut somewhere 🙂
Is it just me, or has there been A LOT of spam in the last week or two?
Anyway, the Banana Nut Muffins love my website too. And I’ve got the “where to get professional writers” one, and the one that wonders if my post was written by his cousin. Several people want me to tell them how to get online grant applications. (Never knew I was an expert on that sort of thing! Maybe I should apply for an online grant for myself first?) Then there are the ones who thank me fulsomely for solving their personal problems (with my Weekly Photo Challenge post no less!?!), or the worried parents who are deeply grateful that my posts have helped their child – Lucien, Claude, Alexander…always a different name, so of course these must be from different “people” – anyhow, I helped their child to understand his homework assignment.
But perhaps my favorite spam just at the moment is the one from “American Airlines Junk Mail”!
THere has been loads of it, the muffins keep on coming still and yes I’ve had lots of American Airlines too. Thanks for commenting honey 🙂
Like you I am getting increasing amounts of spam. quite a lot from sex date sites, and most on a little video of the cat playing in the garden!
Today WordPress decided my answers to people’s comments were spam…
Hahaha thats really rude treating Notcat that way!
I’m receiving about forty spam messages a day for Louis Vuitton handbags, and or escort services – a lot seemingly from the same username. No food related spam though, but all annoying. They have increased exponentially over the last few days. I’m sure it’s a test…
No Louis Vuitton for me, you must be much classier! It makes you glad that WordPress filter it 🙂
I’ve been getting the same type of Spam. I’m really confused by the Banana spam and like you I just don’t get what they get from it.
Its becoming increasingly convincing too!
Holy smokes! I logged in yesterday and had 161 spam messages, mostly from this same Banana Nut Muffins thing. (And all for one blog post, “The Fire Within.”) Seriously, wouldn’t it be more effective if they spammed just one or two times per post? 161 times is kind of obvious.
161 thats insane! can you give me the link to the fire within, can’t find it when I search your blog!
Hi Gilly, it’s http://starmuseblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/the-fire-within/
(I deleted the spam posts)
Hi,
I am also getting the muffin spam along with the airlines, just unreal in the last week or so, they are driving me crazy. 🙂
Those people are just sad and crazy!
Madame Good day When i start at wordpress last jan 2012. i’m like a street beggar nobody visit my blog. like a hungry dog i bite even a spam, i try to read and digest the meaning of their comments. but that’s yesterday news. LOL Nonoy Manga
Nonoy you are so funny, I’m sure these spammers would give you a job 🙂
Seems like we all get a lot of spam. What I find hilarious is are these spam messages on my photography blog. I am “praised” for my “lucid articles”, which is a bit strange since I only publish pictures and hardly any text!
Heehee yes most of my spam is on photos of my dog!
I’ve had so many banana spams I could eat them, Gilly.
Lol yes, virtual banana muffins 🙂
I’ve really been getting the spam lately too….and they are all so funny!!! Great post.
Thanks Cee it seems the volume has increased for some reason!
Hi – It’s Lesley here @gypsyles – I have journeyofthegypsy.wordpress.com as well as this blog – sigh… I will end up in your Spam box. Askimet has a severe problem mis-identifying spammers and I am trapped. grrrrrr 🙂
Un-trapped! and I have followed your wonderful journey!
I’ve had similar spam comments. I’ve had a lot more recently, but they mostly hit the same posting over and over again. Ludicrous and annoying!
and probably a post that bears no relevant connection to the spam like most people are saying, it’s crazy!
That one has been active all over the place… 😆
Yes it’s driving everyone mad!
But they leave me positive messages and such… been tempted a few times to unspam but I fear what might show up after that so I don’t. 🙂
Do you remember one hilarious episode from Monty Python? Enormous Vikings coming into a cafe and demanding Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam —-
It’s all silly stuff.
Thanks 😉 I now have that song in my head hahaha!
Isn’t it odd??? I had 35 today. I love banana muffins and they are tempting me to make some. I get lots from American Airlines. I don’t even fly anymore. AND … that brother one – I thought he was so nice to recommend my site. I notice some of them are in code. Like a secret society code. The sex ones have come through, too. MMMmmmm … I don’t think I have written anything with sex in the subject. I was getting annoyed at first. Now – not so much.
Nice post about it , Gilly.
Ooo I don’t get the sex ones, it must be your ‘sensual’ style!
How odd! I was religious about reporting spam to WordPress in the early days of my blog and don’t seem to get much at all any more.
Well done you! did you have to email them to report it or is there something to click?
I reported it under the General section of the Help (which is available from the Dashboard)
My previous blog was spammed and I had no idea (I was a greenhorn). Finally had to shut it down and run for the hills. I started getting 300 to 400 spam a day! When I commented to the first few (being uncoached and ignorant), I opened up a yawning hole of frustration.
Oh dear how annoying! Tess even when you comment your writing is cool ‘a yawning hole of frustration’, just brilliant!
except for the bananas just about the same!
They are everywhere so I don’t know how you escaped them 🙂