[SuperLomi]

The hallmarks are a brand new account, with one post, resurrecting an old thread.

[Billfitz]

You don't need to be a spambot to reply to a zombie thread. You just have to be not particularly bright.

[SuperLomi]

Yeah I know, but if you pay attention you’ll see this happens quite frequently on here.

Someone was saying they try to establish accounts over a long period to try and scam the FS section and seem legit.

[Billfitz]

I see them, and report them, all the time, when I see embedded links, if not outright advertising in the open. But they usually do so with their first post. The main reason for building up a post count is to reach the minimum for sending PMs. Then they spam away out of the view of the general membership, and the mods.