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Anyone else getting Pinterest spam?

I got a really weird message today from a Pinterest user (on my wall, which I can't even find to see the message -- I only know it's there from the email alert they sent). It looks just like those fashion-ish spam messages that get posted on the nest boards all the time. Anyone else getting anything like that? I tried to report it but the form won't work for me.
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Re: Anyone else getting Pinterest spam?

  • I got an e-mail, too. It had a link in it, but it seemed suspicious so I didn't click on it. The e-mail said I had a new Pinterest message, but I don't think you can send messages on Pinterest. 
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  • I was wondering why I got a strange email. 
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  • you can make comments and such... you can also leave a message. click on someone that is following you and under their picture there is a little text box that says- "leave ******* a message"
  • Ugh! Yes, I got one too from a "design student" who wanted me to look at her website to help her with school. I didn't click the link. I had high hopes that pinterest would be a spam free community.

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  • imagecaseyandlizzie:
    Ugh! Yes, I got one too from a "design student" who wanted me to look at her website to help her with school. I didn't click the link. I had high hopes that pinterest would be a spam free community.

    I got it too. Didn't click because I figured I could find it in Pinterest. Can't find anything so I figured it was a phishing scam. 

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  • Yes! I got that same one from the 'design student' how annoying.
  • I got one too! She is making a lady gaga costume for her sister and wanted help picking out shoes for it, so weird. I figured it was spam.
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    I got one too! She is making a lady gaga costume for her sister and wanted help picking out shoes for it, so weird. I figured it was spam.

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  • I got one saying they were buying crazy shoes for their sister, and wanted advice.  I clicked on the pinterest link for the person before reading this thread, which took me to my own page, but I didn't click the link within the message.
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    I got one too! She is making a lady gaga costume for her sister and wanted help picking out shoes for it, so weird. I figured it was spam.

    That's the one I got too. I didn't click the link either.  

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  • Yes, I just got a message today. It said something about the person really liking my boards. They were a design student and wanted to know what I thought about them making a pair of shoes. Something to that extent anyway.
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  • I also got the one from the "design student" inquiring about what kind of shoes I would wear and which I thought were crazy. 

    I'm worried because I clicked the link in the email to "see the message" and signed into pinterest from there... Do you think anything bad will come from that? I'm really worried because I love my pinterest and don't want to lose it! 

  • Yeah I got it too. I hate spam!
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  • I got one today too. i think it was from a design student (?) I just ignored it!
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    imagelmbml:
    I got one too! She is making a lady gaga costume for her sister and wanted help picking out shoes for it, so weird. I figured it was spam.

    That's the one I got too. I didn't click the link either.  

    Im so glad I saw this.  I got the same message, and was confused because I can't imagine anyone wanting my opinion for anything style related.  Lol 

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