Hi I have been receiving PM's from guests that are trying to sell there services. my members can't PM until they have reached 15 post's so how can I stop guests from sending me PM's

Thanks

Does these private messages from guests have [Contact] in their titles? If they do, then the guests are using the contact link in the footer links at the bottom of the page.

This is an example of one that I received today

Inbox :: Message
From: Guest
To: Mr Intruder
Posted: Today at 4:30 am
Subject: [Contact] Organic SEO-
Suzuki800.com Team,

I thought you might like to know some of the reasons why you are not getting enough Social Media and Organic search engine traffic for Suzuki800.com

1.Your website Suzuki800.com is not ranking top in Google organic search for many competitive keyword phrases.

2. Your website profile is not available in most of the Social Media Websites.

3. Your site has 0 Google back links, this can be improved further.

There are many additional improvements that could be made to your website, and if you would like to learn about them, and are curious to know what our working together would involve, then I would be glad to provide you with a detailed analysis in the form of a WEBSITE AUDIT REPORT for FREE.

Our clients consistently tell us that their customers find them because they are at the top of the Google search rankings. Being at the top left of Google (#1- #3 organic positions) is the best thing you can do for your company's website traffic and online reputation.

Sounds interesting? Feel free to email us or alternatively you can provide me with your phone number and the best time to call you.

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Best Regards,
Maria Wilson
SEO Sales Consultant
(301) 859-4332
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PS1: This is onetime email and you may ask us to “REMOVE” you from our mailing list.
PS2: I found your site from online advertising but did not click.
PS3: We operate 24 x7. I will be happy to send you links to price list, money back guarantee, client rankings, client testimonials, “How we are different from others?”, and “Why should you choose us?” on receiving a response from you.

Sender e-mail address: freesite.toporganseo@gmail.com

They are using the Contact link at the bottom of your forum. The contact forms will only go to the administrators of the forum. If you want, you can disable the contact link?

Can you please advise how this can be disabled please

Administration Panel > General > Message & Emails > Emails and Contact Form
Activate Contact: No

Disabling it will also keep members or non-spammers who are having issues with the forum from contacting you.

Thanks very much I will consider the pro's and con's, before deciding what to do

Glad I could help.

Is this solved now?

Yes thankyou

You're welcome.

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