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So much spam!

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So much spam!

1 day 6 hours ago
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We're getting so much spam for website updates, SEO, and the like through the contact page. Any possibility of getting a captcha or something similar to the contact page so we can stop the bots? Our VP membership is complaining of 4-5 spam messages a day coming in.

 

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Re: So much spam!

23 hours 47 minutes ago
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Show us your spam, best way is to post the raw header in the forum thread.
That way we can see where it really originated from what route it took to get to your VPPR.
We are stopping thousands of spam email and contact forms every day.
Thank you,

Brian McDonald DTM
Silver and Wiser Online Toastmasters Club #777940

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Re: So much spam!

23 hours 42 minutes ago
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We always need your club number to see what spam prevention features your club is using.
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Re: So much spam!

19 hours 54 minutes ago
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Club 5405

Here's an example:

From: Chamber Voices Toastmasters on behalf of Melissa Carter <server@toastmastersclubs.org>
Date: September 23, 2026 at 1:45:06 PM PDT
To: <our VP Membership>
Subject: Google Review Notice
Reply-To: melissa@digitalactionwith.biz


Hi,

We guarantee removal of fake and damaging Google reviews with images attached, as well as fresh negative reviews posted within the last three weeks.

We remove damaging Google reviews for serious, established businesses that understand the value of this and are willing to invest in it. Let’s fix it now.

Waiting for your response.

Thanks,
Melissa Carter

Note: - If this is something you are interested in, please respond to this Domain . If this is not of your interest, please reply with No

Is this spam? Use the link below to add this sender's email address (melissa@digitalactionwith.biz) to your FreeToastHost club website email blacklist. You will be asked to confirm before anything is blocked.
Block this sender
Web page: chambervoiceslv.org/report-spam/MTAwMDAx...Q01LTVBLQzQwUzJpSkk/
This email was sent through FreeToastHost, the free website service for Toastmasters clubs.
I am no longer a member, please remove me from this list

As you can see, this is being sent via FTH through the contact the club page. These people have bots crawling all over the interwebs sending stuff like this. Adding a captcha or something similar would help. Toastmasters uses Cloudflare in the 'Find a Club' page and we don't get spam from that.

Yes, we can block that person from sending email in the future, but it is a different email address every single time.

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Re: So much spam!

19 hours 46 minutes ago - 19 hours 40 minutes ago
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support.toastmastersclubs.org/doc/fth4/e...ty-and-reducing-spam

I don't think you understand the problem. The spam is coming from server@toastmasterclubs.org, via our contact page.
Last edit: 19 hours 40 minutes ago by MikeKeeler. Reason: quoting the post I'm replying to

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