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(Im)posters on ActiveRain!

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Real Estate Agent with Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 UT DRE# 6541633-SA00

(Im)posters on ActiveRain!

 

Interesting that some Activerain profiles are not the real deal. Instead, they are spammers sending out everything under the sun except real estate driven information.

 

Here are a few examples...

  • Under the guise of a future real estate agent... another member came across a post that touts eating marijuana seeds for improved health. 

 

  • Draw betting - how betting sites work to earn some extra side income by giving tips on where to find the best odds.

 

  • Company insurance in Norway - because of civil unrest, business interruption insurance comes in to cushion the blow.

 

  • Six foods that will make a positive drug test - just what I need to buck the system when getting a drug test, not!

 

  • Then of course, the old escort services track and the large array of sex toys plus numerous other spam-a-lammers...

 

But hey, who am I to determine what is allowed? The AR community should have lookouts for these (im)posters spamming the system, appearing all legitimate until peeling back a few posts...

 

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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin, preferred Real Estate Agent at Red Rock Real Estate Inspired by Life Professional| 90 E 100 S, St. George, Utah | 435.632.9374 or wanda@buynsellutah.com

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Comments (57)

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Reporting alerts the powers that be to the location and they quickly take them down Scott Godzyk. Giving power to some people here may not be a good idea!

Nov 08, 2020 09:49 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Just reported another one Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 on Laura Serrano's post. They are there, waiting to move in once people have lost interest in the post. Unfortunately!

Nov 08, 2020 09:51 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Jeff Dowler, CRS, So far today, I have repoorted about 10 of them. Will continue to do so to help rid the site of spammers!

Nov 08, 2020 09:53 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Thank you for reporting them Tom Bailey, every person who does that reduces their nonsense. Let them find their own platform and pay for it instead of piggy backing here!

Nov 08, 2020 09:54 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Like the ShamWow commercial...But wait, there's MORE! In the almost 12 years of being here, the subject matter varies from the mundane to the unbelievable Chris Ivy. Some even had me blushing and that's hard to do, I have 4 brothers!

Nov 08, 2020 10:00 AM
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

The spammers would not be making an effort to populate their garbage onto Active Rain if they did not think there was a large enough population on the site the make it worth their while.

Nov 08, 2020 05:20 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Well, they may think that but are wrong John Juarez and I will keep reporting..It's the least I can do!

Nov 08, 2020 05:36 PM
Kathy Schowe
California Lifestyle Realty - La Quinta, CA
La Quinta, California 760-333-8886

I have received spam  messages from the AR contact platform.  I'll watch out for spammers for sure! Thanks Wanda!  Kathy

Nov 08, 2020 08:19 PM
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

Love your outfit! the Lone Ranger! Fighting for Justice for All!

Havent seen any spammers in awhile but I will keep both eyes out for them!!

Hi Ho Silver and Away!!

Nov 08, 2020 11:44 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Thank you for helping Kathy Schowe, it prevents ActiveRain from becoming a flea market!

Nov 09, 2020 05:58 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Haha! I like it Debra Leisek. Thank you for the help!

Nov 09, 2020 08:29 AM
Shannon Jones
The Shannon Jones Team - Long Beach, CA
Long Beach CA Real Estate

Wow! I'll have to report these if I see them.

Nov 09, 2020 03:26 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Thanks Shannon Jones, besides, if I want to shop, there are places other than AR to find what is needed. This is a real estate platform, not a Saturday garage sale!

Nov 10, 2020 06:38 AM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

The marijuana seed guy was funny but shouldn't be on our platform. I don't think that many people watch the blog roll like they did in the old days.

Nov 10, 2020 09:02 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

It got attention for sure Lyn Sims! There are so many others that can be entertaining but are choosing the wrong forum.

Nov 10, 2020 11:29 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh how I wish there was a better way to monitor these spam-a-lammers, Wanda! I remember the day when there were dozens of people sitting in the ActiveRain office in the heart of Seattle, capturing everything that was non-real estate related - even our posts that didn't hit the mark. Self-policing now, it seems like the spammers get more deeply embedded in the site. 

And, I missed the weed seed guy - how did I miss that?!!

Nov 11, 2020 06:16 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Back in the day, there wasn't as much that got through on AR before before it was deleted Debe Maxwell, CRS. Some people think they have the right to place ads wherever they wish, self-entitlement, perhaps? A favorite garden group on FB was deleted because a nefarious group thought it was a handy platform for their hateful agenda, so the administrator just shut it down. They ruined it for us all...50,000+ avid gardeners.

Nov 11, 2020 09:18 AM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

I haven't seen these, but since time is short, I generally just check into see what the people I follow are writing.

 

Nov 11, 2020 09:02 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Takes little time to report . Had a lot of time on my hands back when the Wuhan flu shut down the country and began to see spammers for what they are...self-entitled, pompous intruders!

Nov 12, 2020 07:15 AM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

You probably see them more than I do, but yes they are definitely out there.  Very frustrating!

Nov 14, 2020 10:23 AM