# Recruit link spam is out if control in most channels **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245 "2022-11-20T05:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gorman\_Kelly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gorman_kelly/32/327584_2.png) [@Gorman\_Kelly](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gorman_Kelly)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/1 "2022-11-20T05:56:14Z")
So the recruit link spam is getting totally crazy. Can anything be done? It’s in almost all channels and forget about trying to help noobs in npc corp channels. Those channels are totally unusable, since all convo dies to constant spam. It’s in local too, in anywhere with more thank a few pilots. It’s like every channel is Jita now. ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/2 "2022-11-20T05:58:53Z")
They won’t do anything about it. There are also Russian Gold/ISK spammers in Rookie Help each and every day… ---
**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/3 "2022-11-20T06:41:00Z")
The worst part is that some people are advertising it as an “official CCP link” that players “have” to go through. I can only imagine how many newer players fell for this, giving these people free stuff without realizing they could have self-referred, or followed a friend’s link. These people should be given permanent bans from the game across all accounts for doing this, but CCP doesn’t seem to give a ■■■■ at all. ---
**Author:** ![Total\_Bedlam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/total_bedlam/32/341964_2.png) [@Total\_Bedlam](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Total_Bedlam)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/4 "2022-11-20T06:42:51Z")
Scamming is allowed in this game so why not spammers? > [@Destiny\_Corrupted](#): > > These people should be given permanent bans from the game across all accounts for doing this If we can scam we can spam. ---
**Author:** ![Gorman\_Kelly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gorman_kelly/32/327584_2.png) [@Gorman\_Kelly](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gorman_Kelly)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/5 "2022-11-20T06:46:39Z")
Yes, i also got eve mails purporting to be CCP. While scamming is allowed, impersonating CCP and their employees probably should be bannable. ---
**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/6 "2022-11-20T06:53:16Z")
> [@Total\_Bedlam](#): > > Scamming is allowed in this game so why not spammers? > > > [@Destiny\_Corrupted](#): > > > > These people should be given permanent bans from the game across all accounts for doing this > > If we can scam we can spam. This is out-of-game. ---
**Author:** ![Total\_Bedlam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/total_bedlam/32/341964_2.png) [@Total\_Bedlam](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Total_Bedlam)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/7 "2022-11-20T07:00:37Z")
@Destiny_Corrupted In-game scamming happens too. Also, Local in Jita is spammed with bs Contracts and Hyper-whatever it’s called… spam isn’t new in games chat. ---
**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/8 "2022-11-20T07:11:52Z")
That’s fine, but we’re not talking about the same thing. In-game scamming relates to in-game transactions, while this concern players’ accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Total\_Bedlam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/total_bedlam/32/341964_2.png) [@Total\_Bedlam](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Total_Bedlam)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/9 "2022-11-20T07:18:37Z")
> [@Destiny\_Corrupted](#): > > while this concern players’ accounts Only as far as free skill points and some goodies for the one who refers. I see no harm in the result of that kind of spam. Yes, it’s annoying but Local is annoying anyways. I don’t even have it open most of the time, good thing we can still see how many pilots in system without having that window open. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Epeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_epeen/32/373308_2.png) [@Mr\_Epeen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Epeen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/10 "2022-11-20T07:18:47Z")
> [@Destiny\_Corrupted](#): > > this concern players’ accounts. Do tell. Mr Epeen 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Epeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_epeen/32/373308_2.png) [@Mr\_Epeen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Epeen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/11 "2022-11-20T07:20:18Z")
> [@QuakeGod](#): > > Russian Gold/ISK spammers in Rookie Help each and every day… And Americans polluting the forum. Mr Epeen 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/12 "2022-11-20T09:19:51Z")
> [@Total\_Bedlam](#): > > Scamming is allowed in this game so why not spammers? Scamming and spamming is allowed within the context of the game. Links to websites, including recruiter links, are not part of the ingame universe. You are not allowed to scam people out of their accounts or real money, and I’m pretty sure recruiter links would fall under the ‘out of game’ scams that are not allowed. Next, these people spam and scam in rookie help chat, which has never been allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Epeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_epeen/32/373308_2.png) [@Mr\_Epeen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Epeen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/13 "2022-11-20T09:37:35Z")
> [@Gerard\_Amatin](#): > > I’m pretty sure recruiter links would fall under the ‘out of game’ scams that are not allowed. Here’s the thing. Recruiter links are not a scam. They’re annoying, but annoying doesn’t count as scamming. They’re not only allowed, but encouraged by CCP. And as I said in another thread, recruit spamming will fix itself in a week or two. So spend a week Christmas shopping or going on tinder dates if you’re so upset seeing this specific spam. > [@Gerard\_Amatin](#): > > these people spam and scam in rookie help chat, which has never been allowed. You might find that reporting in game when you see this behavior instead going full Karen in the forum would be more effective. Mr Epeen 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Total\_Bedlam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/total_bedlam/32/341964_2.png) [@Total\_Bedlam](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Total_Bedlam)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/14 "2022-11-20T09:40:51Z")
> [@Gerard\_Amatin](#): > > You are not allowed to scam people out of their accounts or real money I hope not, but posting the link to free skill points given by CCP isn’t exactly scamming people out of their accounts or real money. I clicked on one of the links posted in corp chat and got me 1mil sp. If the guy who posted that gets a bonus it’s ok by me, I also got something out of it. > [@Gerard\_Amatin](#): > > Next, these people spam and scam in rookie help chat, which has never been allowed Isn’t there a GM in the rookie channel? If recruiter links are scams why did CCP allow it? ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/15 "2022-11-20T13:49:32Z")
Someone needs to read the eula/tos regarding impersonating ccp ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/16 "2022-11-20T13:51:57Z")
> [@Total\_Bedlam](#): > > Isn’t there a GM in the rookie channel? Not always Even when ccp/gms are “seen” in rookie help, i think some are afk IsDs however are not afk. ---
**Author:** ![Brun\_Warbear](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/brun_warbear/32/380353_2.png) [@Brun\_Warbear](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Brun_Warbear)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/17 "2022-11-20T14:31:15Z")
Impersonating a CCP employee is bannable IIRC. In fact I think it’s basically an automatic ban if evidenced. ---
**Author:** ![Gorman\_Kelly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gorman_kelly/32/327584_2.png) [@Gorman\_Kelly](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gorman_Kelly)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/18 "2022-11-21T04:47:56Z")
Yes, I reported it. GM Ice Cream responded, and they are investigating. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/recruit-link-spam-is-out-if-control-in-most-channels/385245/19 "2023-02-19T04:48:19Z")
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