Yet another tired of Credit Spammers thread

We do have it here, though you may have to click twice (once to report, second to ignore), I can't be too sure because as another poster said, it really isn't a problem on the EU server I am on (The Progenitor).

For those complaining the same character is allowed to spam for days. An investigation of said account and all accounts connected with it, can't happen instantly. The GMs will want to know which accounts act as sales people, banks, money collectors etc. It isn't as simple as giving one account a chat ban (which obviously would tip off the whole ring).

Use the functions provided so you don't have to see the messages, report all spammers and then get on enjoying your game while the GMs get on with the job of sniffing out all the culprits.

I just logged in on my 30 something and IMMEDIATELY got a gold farmer spam whisper. I hadn't even gotten the danged game screen loaded and it was there.

This is seriously ridiculous. it isn't hard to deal with. it's real simple. You have a cpl full time guys/gals with the ability to switch to any server and BAN anybody reported and confirmed as spamming a gold seller site. Not just ban the character, but fully ban the account and kick the account from the login servers.

This is a no brainer. If you make it more difficult for them to even get their message out, they go elsewhere because it isn't profitable.

The other thing EA/BW needs to do is add in a chat option where you can reject whispers from anybody not on your friends list. Simple chat toggle.

Don't spend all your time standing around the fleet? turn off general chat? Funny thing is in the last year I think I got one credit spam whisper and maybe 1 or 2 emails, and I'm on a lot.

You'd be amazed how much stupidity you don't have to deal with by not monitoring general chat, and no credit spammers... you should try it. Or don't stand around in one spot on the fleet all day where they can collect your name and spam you with whispers all day.

Check what KariTalRathe wrote and you'll see why it takes at least 24 hours to take action. An istant ban action would not solve the problem in the long term.

I am rarely EVER on fleet with any of my characters (and I SURE AS H*** don't stay long), even my 50. I generally AVOID areas with lots of people (because I can't stand the inane chatter) as a matter of course. I'm currently on Alderaan with my 30+. I don't monitor general chat either (it's unclicked), but as I am in a guild, I have chat up so I can see what is going on in guild chat, and as I get frequent whispers from other guild members, I keep whispers up as well.

I've un-clicked a number of the chat options, but as I said. I'm in a guild. and get whispers from my guild mates. MOST of the current spammer garbage I am dealing with is via whispers. I log my 30+ toon on and get 2-3 whispers within a few minutes, all from spammers. Of course I report/block them.

Ironically, I have only got a cpl on my Main and i'm on him 2-3 hours a day, but my 30 was started AFTER the game went F2P and I have no doubt at all that one of those Ord Mantell bots that do nothing but stand at the mailbox by the smuggler starting area when I started that character is the one that first nabbed my toons name and got it added to 'a list' to be spammed.

Not only am I getting in game emails from these clowns but I actually got a whisper from one of them last night while on Belsavis. I wish something could realistically be done.

I am now getting these mail messages across all 11 of my characters at the same time after I have been logged off for 24 hours. Some of my characters have not even been logged in for a week or longer.
How do they have ALL of my character names for my account or if not my account how do they have names that haven't been logged in?
EVERY character had the same mail spam!!!!
Are EA/Bioware making sure our details are secure??
DEV's please address this

Real simple, ban these spammers. I personally am getting sick of the whispers, in game mails, etc. This has been out of hand since F2P launched. I mean not only ban the characters and accounts, but go as far as ban their isp address. Way to many mmo's have had to tolerate this BS for far to long. I am sick of it and I am telling you I will start giving these A-holes a piece of my mind from now on. If Bw decides to ban me for responding to these spammers in a negative manner so be it. but don't get mad when i get really ignorant w/ them when bw has failed to do anything about the problem.

So I send mats to the crafter or client and 100k credits gets sucked from my wallet? I'll pass on this one, I prefer to get single credit in mail from spammer occassionally.

Its been getting worse by the day ever since the stupid Idea of F2P now we have to deal with the endless mails general spam and whispers from credit spammers. They need to start IP Banning these people and Ban any player who is caught buying credits from these guys and we need more people to report the spam when you see it and maybe Bioware Might actually do something