We don't usually get a huge number, and the usual MO is for a spammer to create a new account and post a spam message as their first post. We have several protection mechanisms (automated and manual) to catch such posts before they become visible to normal users.
The recent examples are different in that they have been posted using existing user accounts that have previously (over a period of years) been involved in sensible forum topics. We have no evidence of any breach of our security, the circumstancial evidence points to the spammer having obtained a database of usernames and passwords hacked from some other site.
So, to make a short story long...
- If you have the same username on several sites, please try to have a different password on at least this site.
- Please forgive any adverts for 'Verified Women' we do not endorse them, nor have we verified them.