Preventing human spam

Russinating · 3 Oct 2011 at 21:27

We've been getting an increasing amount of stupid human spam recently and it's just getting silly now.

Basically a Brazilian site has listed us as giving away a free sample DVD :rolleyes:

. The site in question is http://brindesgratis.com/2011/04/brindes-gratis-dvd-ido-wedding-films.html.

I've now blocked referrals from that domain but it's slowed and not stopped the problem; people are obvious copying the URL into another tab.

I've also tried the old school approach of stating very clearly that we only deliver to the UK, but again the idiots are still requesting it. I've also requested that they remove the listing from their site.

Is there anything else I can do?

3dcandy · 3 Oct 2011 at 23:05

can you not block all traffic from brazil domains?

Russinating · 4 Oct 2011 at 08:50

Isn't that pretty much what I've asked?

3dcandy · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:38

nope, well, that site is a .com. Isn't brazil .br?
If it's human spam, then you have got a problem....I tried to think of an adequate solution whilst coughing my guts up this morning but struggled....the good news is that they have removed the link however, so it should dry up over time

encephalopathy · 4 Oct 2011 at 21:39

looks like they have listened to you

Rikki · 5 Oct 2011 at 12:54

Could have also geo cheked the IP of the person coming in and popping up a box that alerted them UK only

3dcandy · 5 Oct 2011 at 13:14

that was my best idea, geo check and if outside the UK then you can't order....
lot of work though!