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Art Council Spam Scam

Folks

Sorry to say that some dastardly non-Easter bunny has been spamming some RedBubble users with something along the following lines.

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you that your art works on exibition won you a prize credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.In the UK ART COUNCIL ONLINE PROM draws held this MARCH 2008.
etc ….

This has nothing to do with RedBubble. Any communication from us will come from the RedBubble account. The spammer’s account has been deleted. It is important that you don’t respond to this bubblemail (both to protect your own privacy and so the spammer gets no joy and moves on).

Please report any spam use of Bubblemail. It is ONLY to be used for personal, non-commercial purposes.

Sorry about this. There are some rabid bunnies out there.

Martin

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    thanks 4 warning,happy easter 2 u alll

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    Hunt them down, remove their spleens’...............

  • John Brotheridge

    John Brotheridge

    Won something? can’t apply to me! must be spam.

  • KBelleau

    KBelleau

    I agree, no spleens for them….

  • Mike  Savad

    Mike Savad

    should i be insulted that i never got one? :(

    —-Mike Savad

  • phil1950

    phil1950

    Unfortunately spammers get on every site

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    If I was told I’d won something, I’d offer the judges my glasses!!! LOL Thanks for the warning, people.

  • John Robb

    John Robb

    mmmm – chocolate rabid bunnies – yumm

  • jep983

    jep983

    Thanks for letting us know!

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    thanks for the warning

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    Thanks RB, its great to see you nipped this one in the bud so quickly!!! I was suspicious when I received 2 within 18 hours of each but with a different RB account name!!

  • gladders

    gladders

    I’d shove sparrows down their throats until the beaks stuck out their stomachs…....

  • TIMKIELY

    TIMKIELY

    THANKS FOR THE WARNING . HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

  • keleka656

    keleka656

    Being relatively new to this site, and more active in the past month or so, I am so thankful for this “warning”.
    Happy Easter!!

  • Colin Hollywood

    Colin Hollywood

    Thanks for the update

  • ozlat

    ozlat

    hahaha that’s gold

  • Maya -

    Maya -

    Thank for letting us know so quickly. I just received one of those bubble mails.

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    well captured as they say LOL

  • eltotton

    eltotton

    Glad you guys are on the ball to catch this kind of thing before it gets out of control. Thanks.

  • ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa

    ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa

    but how will we no if we win dam spammers wikud hooligans

  • krafty

    krafty

    Well done RB…nice to know your on your toes…Happy Easter and thanks for the update.

  • david malcolmson

    david malcolmson

    They’re everywhere. They breed like bunnies.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much for that! I have received one of those spams in my bubble mail. But because I didn’t know what they were in aid off I’ve researched them artcouncilengland.com and realised from that, that they are only after busines!

  • girlinthestars

    girlinthestars

    ugghhy. losers. ~*

  • joelgalleries

    joelgalleries

    Ive never won any thing, happy Easter every one,and thanks

  • SnowDog

    SnowDog

    Does that mean I should cancel the $500 Check I sent them? ......

    ummm errrr just kidding ! I agree lets take out their Spleens!!!!

  • Catherine Crimmins

    Catherine Crim...

    Silly Wabbit….spamings for losers!!!!

  • Jazzyjane

    Jazzyjane

    Simon ….”I’d shove sparrows down their throats until the beaks stuck out their stomachs…….”

    Only their stomachs?

  • saleire

    saleire

    Excellent RB….....thanks for working on it so quickly.

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Had it and ignored it !!

  • Les Magee

    Les Magee

    hope they dunt get any choccie eggs!!

  • bertspix

    bertspix

    What does the Spamer hope to achieve? What’s in it for him/her ??? As you may note by this naive question, I am a “internet Illiterate”.... Bert

  • theyellowfury

    theyellowfury

    Damn! I just got caught out by it.

  • Bryan Peterson

    Bryan Peterson

    I believe it’s hasenpfeffer for all the Easter. Thank for the quick capture Martin.

  • davidarthur

    davidarthur

    Win what? $15 Red Bubble voucher? Oh my Lord, call the police…

  • Chinedu Diala

    Chinedu Diala

    no matter where you see such information of winning anything, you should ask yourself if you entered for a lottery or somthing of that sort, and if the answer is “NO”, then you should know it is a scam…Take this seriously, I have been scammed before and I still recieve an average of 15 scam letters everyday!!!!!!!!! Thanks RedBubble!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Nicolas  Hall

    Nicolas Hall

    Thanks but. . . what about the prize. . .THE PRIZE!!!!!!! :( lol

  • Trevor Patterson IPA

    Trevor Patters...

    Rabid? Whaddya mean rabid? I ain’t rabid! I hate spam anyway!

  • fleece

    fleece

    thanks for the heads up

    before i forget, we are pleased to inform you that your art works on exibition won you a prize credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.In the UK ART COUNCIL ONLINE PROM draws held this MARCH 2008.
    etc ….

  • Maureen Bloesch

    Maureen Bloesch

    and the world is infected with so many, who just can’t seem to find, a more constructive hobby….

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    Forget taking their spleens’- let us all hope and pray that their next bowel movement is a pineapple…..........

  • Filipe Goucha

    Filipe Goucha

    Thanks for warming, i’ve received a email from him.

  • dmbphotography

    dmbphotography

    Im the biggest baddest dude on here….and now THEY now…

  • Per Ove Sleen

    Per Ove Sleen

    Cool !!
    Redbubbles virtual SWAT team had the bastards ars caped at once.
    Cool gang of geeks that brass

    POS

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)...

    Somehow, I am not surprised. Spam is part off our dsaily lives. Shoot the spammers. lol

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    got tat mail too~ thanks for removing tat spammer!! XD

  • whitecrow

    whitecrow

    I love Spam when correctly cooked…

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    thanks for letting us know becuase i just have one on my bubblemail. and my first thought was ” what the hell” lol thanks again for the worrning

  • wendyL

    wendyL

    dirty sons of b——ches!!!!! thank you for letting us know Redbubble people!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    thanks I got one .. I want the PRIZE lol

  • Rod  Adams

    Rod Adams

    Thanks!! Go get um!!

  • Daniel Rayfield

    Daniel Rayfieldcommunity host

    Awww Im feeling left out…. I didnt get one ;) cheers guys n gals

  • moonlight1

    moonlight1

    lol 6point1, thanks for letting us now, Happy easter weekend to you guys:)

  • byebye

    byebye

    thanks for the warning

  • CanvasMan

    CanvasMan

    I’m glad you cooked the spam well DONE!

  • 1stAngel

    1stAngel

    I didnt get one :’(

  • janrique

    janrique

    Yep, I already had that message and being new I replied to it just to ask for clarification – at least now I know its not for real!

  • fineline

    fineline

    Is redbubble serious about jounal entries in the Easter art postings? There are far more credible entries than the shallow writings from people looking for publicity.
    Some good work from artists seems to be tucked away towards the back end of the listings!
    Get the priorities right please,redbubble.

  • Barbara Sparhawk

    Barbara Sparhawk

    Good catch on the spam. I got an email from a place I joined that publishes books on demand. I know they’re legit. They’re running a contest on photography books and it looked interesting to me, I’m not a photographer so I put their email up in my journal entry for the great photographers here. Please let me know if I’ve done something untoward, and if so I’ll take it down. You do such a brilliant job here, I sure don’t want to interfere with the way you want to run this terrific site.

  • Carolyn Bishop

    Carolyn Bishop

    Thanks for the heads-up!

  • Robin Pushe'e

    Robin Pushe'e

    thanks RB..Happy Bunny Day to all

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    Martin – I just NOW received one from ukartfunding08 :
    WINNING NOTIFICATION
    We are pleased to inform you that your art works on exibition won you a prize credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.In the UK ART COUNCIL ONLINE PROM draws held this MARCH 2008.
    please contact our fiduciary agent for more details:
    Gregory Wood (SIR.)
    Email: artcouncilengland@live.com
    Phone Number: +447045736484

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Yep…I got that winning notification and emailed support before I noticed this thread, it seemed awfully suspicious to me and in no way was I going to contact them unless it was from you…thanks for the heads up!

  • Maisie Noble

    Maisie Noble

    Awww :( i got all excited then!

  • Sophie Shapiro

    Sophie Shapiro

    Thank you for your update! Also* Spring Greeting* to all of you! You do a wonderful job!Sx

  • cameraman

    cameraman

    not so good you nailed it quick though! nice one

  • florapro

    florapro

    Do I get a prize? When? I Won! I Won!

  • Nawroski

    Nawroski

    To late I have already gone out and celebrated

  • Dave Sandersfeld

    Dave Sandersfeld

    Thanks Red Bubble team for keeping the loonies out of our way!

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Yeah, good old Sir Gregory… almost mailed him back, then thought… hey, the jerk doesn’t even know how to spell exhibition!

    Nice try Sir Gregory, you’ve been sussed!

  • AlienVisitor

    AlienVisitor

    It was a great win!!.

    And having the image on the front page of the Mars City Daily E-mail,man,what a thrill.

    AV

  • Nancy Stafford

    Nancy Stafford

    thank for the warning and dumping the those spammers..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

  • sra58

    sra58

    Thanks for the warning.
    sharon

  • Spiritinme

    Spiritinme

    DID ANYONE SEE THE UKARTFUNDING COMMENT? JUST JOUNED MARCH 08? WHAT THE F#”#* BUNNY IS GOUNG ON?

  • Massimo Nicosia
  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    LOL…yes, Sir Gregory has given me no less that 4 of these wonderful surprises. Thanks RedBubble team for keeping on top of this…

  • Seth  Weaver

    Seth Weaver

    Thanks for your efforts RB. I was celebrating my prize from these guy un til I did some backtracking and found that they weren’t officially on RB!

  • rigg

    rigg

    What a bunch of cocks!!

  • coppertrees

    coppertrees

    Thank you

  • ajax

    ajax

    Thanks for acting so quickly .Now what do we do about these people and the fetish they have, about force feeding people sparrows!!! L.O.L

  • Ern Mainka

    Ern Mainka

    ‘DID ANYONE SEE THE UKARTFUNDING COMMENT? JUST JOUNED MARCH 08? WHAT THE F#”#* BUNNY IS GOUNG ON?”

    Yep. They must have rejoined. ‘The Inner Northerns’ group is also spamming other groups with this journal entry HERE ... http://www.redbubble.com/people/innernortherns/journal/903849-calling-all-photographers-clickit-2008-photography-competition-now-openinternational (Looks like another Arts Council UK scam competition).

  • Matthew Reed

    Matthew Reed

    track them down, send them an e-mail…. “we know where you live and where you work”.

  • MaryMackey

    MaryMackey

    Thank you. Happy Easter to All!

  • Kevin Price

    Kevin Price

    Thank you so much Redbubble for getting rid of those guys. It does seem as though they got back on. ukartfunding doesn’t even know how to spell his website correctly. Get them off, Get them off. It is the evil bunny with red eye.

  • joan warburton

    joan warburton

    ............. and I thought I won!

  • TAPIRMIKE

    TAPIRMIKE

    CAN THE SPAMERS, THEY ARE ANNOYING ,AT THE LEAST. THEY ARE LEECHES AND PARASITES, CLINGING TO THE BODY OF THE INTERNET!
    THEY ARE SPONGES,WITH NOTHING OF VALUE. SELF SERVING LITTLE SLUGS,SPOUTING OUT USELESS GARBAGE. SEND THEM ALL YOUR
    COMPUTER VIRUSES!
    HAPPY EASTER TO ALL! EGG SALAD MONDAY!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    .........me too joan, gosh darnit!

  • Pilgrim

    Pilgrimworks here

    Just deleted their third attempt at being an evil bunny artfundingUK08. Unfortunately it is Easter so the team can’t block their IP address until Monday. Will do that asap. So will continue to delete accounts.

  • Steven Guy

    Steven Guy

    Get out the Black Adders codling grinder. That should slow them down !

  • Ross Robinson

    Ross Robinson

    All this spam talk has made me feel like some eggs and fried spam.

  • Belinda "BillyLee" NYE

    Belinda "Billy...

    I not only got one in my bubble mail, BUT THEY THEN GOT A HOLD OF MY EMAIL AND SENT THEM TO MY HOME…...don’t know how they did that, but I have had four in the past day..b

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    not nice people,,they should be retired

  • Sue98662

    Sue98662

    I’m new here also, but I appreciate the fact that the “head office” is on top of these things. Thank you.

  • atomikboy

    atomikboy

    Guess there’s no chocolate for me!!!......I fell for it.

  • lilsnapper

    lilsnapper

    THANKS RB FOR THE HEADS UP!!!

  • photosan

    photosan

    geez…and I thought I’d done something incredible..lol…Thanks for the tip…

  • Hutzon

    Hutzon

    lol those bunnies r now road kill

  • Angela Lo Rosso

    Angela Lo Rosso

    Its a Phishing scam, seen them before have reported the note to you guys :)

  • Ann Macdonald

    Ann Macdonald

    Stick their Eater eggs were it hurts!!!!

  • Virginia McGowan

    Virginia McGowan

    I recieved the two, and then when I asked please more info they replied and got my name mixed up with somebody else.

    Thanks R.B.for removing them so promptly.

  • Susie Mac

    Susie Mac

    Thank you RB for deleting these nuisances!! Dont they have anything better to do?? thank you for being so prompt in dealing with them! Happy Easter susie :)

  • Susie Mac

    Susie Mac

    Thank you RB for deleting these nuisances!! Dont they have anything better to do?? thank you for being so prompt in dealing with them! Happy Easter susie :)

  • Susie Mac

    Susie Mac

    Thank you RB for deleting these nuisances!! Dont they have anything better to do?? thank you for being so prompt in dealing with them! Happy Easter susie :)

  • Tania Rose

    Tania Rose

    seriously, some people need to get themselves a hobby…oh, that’s right, they already do. Must be lonely at the bottom of the food chain

  • Jason D. Laderoute

    Jason D. Lader...

    I think that someone should load up a program that hacks their server and every spam sent out it should recieve ten thousand to its origin and proponents. LOL
    I just finished 1 hr and 45 minutes of spam removal and ad unsubscribes I am thouroughly enraged, I need a bill gates dart boared right about now.

  • Jason D. Laderoute

    Jason D. Lader...

    I am now officially afraid to check my email, I even got a Phone call on my cell phone in the Begining of Feb. from some call centre, a guy trying to get me to borrow money from whoever wherever to pay to have a website to sell in some scamway or rather spamway deal. I iwsh these fruitcakes had the Balls to knock on my door these cowards would not come back. Urrrrrghhaaaaa!!!! well thanks I’m glad I got that off my shoulders heh heh

  • lacitrouille

    lacitrouille

    Thank you for the warning, info and action. I’m glad that they’re deleted.

  • wahboasti

    wahboasti

    Just to be clear, where’s my prom ticket?!?

  • C J Lewis

    C J Lewis

    Thanks for the warning. Bad non-bunny :(

  • RichardV

    RichardV

    Thanks for the info. Happy Easter to all at RB.

  • Catherine Veal

    Catherine Veal

    thank you Martin

  • Alison Edge

    Alison Edge

    Thanks for the warning, sadly I assume most stuff is SPAM unless I know I at least entered something.
    Good luck blocking the IP – can we reverse SPAM and block their servers – I’m sure all of the 50,000 + people here wouldn’t mind!!!

  • clintsutton

    clintsutton

    Yes! why cant some of those programmers out there come up with a system that responds to the spammers and sends them a virus or something profound back!? maybe something that tracks them! Im sure it can be done! Or maybe something that connects a phone call straight to Bill Gates cell phone! Just because I think he has to much money!

    Thanks RB for being on top of this! Keep it up guys!!

  • kookaburra

    kookaburra

    Thanks for letting us know

  • kookaburra

    kookaburra

    Thanks for letting us know

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    aargh i got hit by the coward.
    fie fie ye incorrigible rogue.

  • Neil Ryan

    Neil Ryan

    Thanks martin for letting us know

  • Troy Sampson

    Troy Sampson

    Thanks again for the info…..they’ll get nadda from me!

  • Philip W Messenger

    Philip W Messe...

    Didn’t receive one put I’m not likely to jump at such. format and search bigQ?

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    Darn Spam – I blame Monty Python!!

  • cherokee

    cherokee

    Thanks for that I just come back and it was on my bubblemail,and I was just going to send it to you ,glad I spotted your announcement,thank you very much.

  • KCphoto

    KCphoto

    Well, cr@p…..........I missed out on the fun…......................LOL :)K

  • Keith Rowell

    Keith Rowell

    Mixamytosis

  • Christina Vasilakis

    Christina Vasi...

    i probably wulda fell for it too!!! doh!!! good thing i didnt get one…

  • sweetscent62

    sweetscent62

    Thanks for the heads up guys! lol@keith Wen

  • Leonard Flagg

    Leonard Flagg

    Thanks for watching out

  • Sabine Spiesser

    Sabine Spiesser

    It must be a dull easter when we can all get exited about spam.
    Upload some pics instead or send a chocolate egg!

  • nakomis

    nakomis

    have you thought about people registering and having to upload so many pictures before being able to post comments or mails? seems to work elsewhere!
    could stop these attacks from idiots with nothing better to do

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    its about time they finally found my work!! just got this guys

    nationalfunds wrote you a BubbleMail less than a minute ago:
    WINNING NOTIFICATION
    We are pleased to inform you that your art works on exibition won you a prize credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.In the UK ART COUNCIL ONLINE PROM draws held this MARCH 2008.
    please contact our fiduciary agent for more details:
    Gregory Wood (SIR.)
    Email: artcouncilengland@live.com
    Phone Number: +447045736484

    sigh..why do people do these things? i wont ever understand

  • agentsmith

    agentsmith

    Just got one of those too.

  • oneUP

    oneUP

    ahh jahzuz!

  • Barbara Rahal

    Barbara Rahal

    wow yeah I just got one of those and came to look for a forum about any of tghis draws…mmmm THANKS!!!

    be jasus yeah!

  • Saundra487

    Saundra487

    Hey, Thanks. Not nice to play around with people’s dreams.

  • ManaMoon

    ManaMoon

    if his a/cs been deleted how come i just got one now?

  • littlestarUK

    littlestarUK

    aww Spam make easter bunny very unhappy :( hope u find the source of it!

  • Vladimir Garcia flores

    Vladimir Garci...

    I guess after all that hard work 8:00AM TO 11:00PM IS NOT enough someone is a step ahead maybe 8:00am to 8:00am keep working hard .”Or you could work so hard until your hair turn’s grey let me tell you about life and the way it is you see we live by the $^ and we die by the x%x”.BY *x%x%% row

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    and here I was getting excited! oh well back to drawing board

  • Oneof42

    Oneof42

    I am just upset my work wasn’t good enough to spam!!

    :D

  • dannielle

    dannielle

    man, and I really thought my one of my photos won something! oops I responded, haven’t been on in a couple days…lol

  • CATNIPMEOW

    CATNIPMEOW

    they got me 2 ! I assumed it was a blatant FIB ! don’t they know where liars go ? lol

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Thanks for the warning i received it and sent it to the trash can where it belongs

  • ryan jacobs

    ryan jacobs

    jeez, don’ t i feel left out! i got nothing!!!
    :(

  • DavePk

    DavePk

    Bad Easter Bunny!

  • angelandspot

    angelandspot

    I got one and deleted it but now I have been getting tons in my regular email but I know it couldn’t of started from here as I never gave anyone my yahoo mail account info on here to anyone. I think it all started when I fell for the picture.com scam:(

  • lighthawk

    lighthawk

    CUT THEIR SPLEENS OUT. THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW.:)

  • bonniemonahan1

    bonniemonahan1

    Thank you,
    I’ll keep my eye’s open.
    Take care, Bonnie

  • margaretfraser

    margaretfraser

    I got one too pity we cant track them down was looking forward to buying my holiday villa with the prize money.

  • mlanger

    mlanger

    Now if only we can stop certain group hosts from spamming us with group-related mail. I get 5 or more BubbleMails from ONE of my groups every day. As if I have nothing better to do than read about that group’s contests, etc. Sheesh! I’m on the verge of quitting it just to stop the mail.

  • pleb6264life

    pleb6264life

    REMOVE THEIR EYE BALLS, STUFF THEM IN SACKS, COVER THEM IN KETCHUP AND, AND, AND COOK THEM IN A FURNECE. ! MUHAHAHAHAHA ! MUHHAHAA
    ‘I wrote this purley to frighten the spammers watching us, they’re watching all of us!’
    I AINT LYING, LISTEN! THEY R WATCHING US RIGHT NOW…...
    toodiles

  • pleb6264life

    pleb6264life

    poop

  • pleb6264life

    pleb6264life

    hahaa i am enjoying this

  • ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa

    ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa

    DONT SAY HAM JUST SAY SPAM
    SPAM IS MAPS SPELT BACKWARDS WONDERFULL
    LOOVELLY
    I
    000

  • ANNA333

    ANNA333

    THANKS FOR THE WARNING ,MAN YOU GOT IT THEY CAN’T FOOL AROUND GREAT!
    THERE IS ALWAYS A NO GOODER . THIS IS A GREAT SITE AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT AND ALL OF YOU
    ANNA

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    aww… no fair, how come all i get is lousy cybersex via email? I miss out on all of the fun stuff… :-(

    Thanks for the info anyway.

    btw, I’m ‘one of those’ shallow publicity seeking writers who has come out of the closet to kindly thank you for your custom.

    now please forward me the spam.

  • ebb0tsmar

    ebb0tsmar

    Thanks for your warning….........

  • John R.P. Nyaid

    John R.P. Nyaid

    Thank you for the notification,RB!

  • samcatt

    samcatt

    it happend to me, stupidly i gave them some of my info. what do i do now.

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