Unwanted invitations

[Sarah Hill]

I wondered if I was the only person in this Group to have received one of these?

I was pretty annoyed to receive this unsolicited invitation from "Bettor", who appears to be using Google Groups to try to set up a number of betting related businesses.
Needless to say I reported it as unwanted.

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from    nor...@googlegroups.com
to    mail...@gmail.com
date    Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:52 AM
subject    Google Groups: You've been invited to Bettor.com Sports News
mailed-by    googlegroups.com
signed-by    googlegroups.com
   
hide details Jul 21 (11 days ago)
   
 Nathan bettor...@gmail.com has invited you to join the Bettor.com Sports
News group with this message:

Hi guys, join us at "Bettor.com Sports News" to get the latest live updates of
your favorite sports events from around the globe. Read articles and reviews
from our experts, watch live videos and photos of sporting events, and win
cool prizes from your favorite teams!

Here is the group's description:

Bettor.com is a web portal that provides you with free and latest stuff about
all international sports, the latest sports news, sports blogs and live sports
coverage. Read and share top sports stories. Enjoy thrilling sports news
online and comment on sports articles from around the world!

---------------------- Google Groups Information ----------------------

You can accept this invitation by clicking the following URL:

http://groups.google.com/group/bettor-sports-news/sub?s=QoT_wgwAAAAwOU5brlN1QRAB2W3WfXpf&hl=en


--------------------- If This Message Is Unwanted ---------------------

If you feel that this message is abuse, please inform the Google Groups staff
by using the URL below.

http://groups.google.com/groups/abuse?invite=YgAAAEQIH2HPAAAAFKvTEr4AAAAAABh1RCEIb3Qx1mC5lELGgB9HSBo&hl=en

[Mike Methot]

I've received some unwanted invitations as well, in Spanish no less. 

I'll do some research when I get home, but I'm not certain that there's any way to block invitations if someone has your email. Seems that would sort of defy the purpose, IMO. For now, just set a filter that persons email to automatically be deleted.  

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[Sarah Hill]

In Google Groups, there are protocols & rules about who & how you invite -
I don't have time to quote them right now, but unsolicited additions or invitations to Groups are frowned upon, and stealing names/addresses from other groups can be sufficient grounds to get an account shut down.

I suspect my address may have been taken from this group. And so my curiosilty as to whether others have received unsolicited invitations from "Bettor".
I have absolutely nothing to do with online gambling or betting.

A quick search of "Bettor" in Groups revealed that this person had just created 7 new Groups (at that time - mid july) all offering Betting services of one type or another, and all apparently designed to generate revenue.

Sarah

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I used to have a strict principle, that I would not buy goods or services from any company, business or individual that cold-called or canvassed me or junk-mailed me without my explicit permission - it's getting difficult to uphold :-)

[Zack (Doc)]

In your "Google Groups" settings page, the very top two options have to do with whether someone can invite or add you to their group: http://groups.google.com/groups/mysubs?hl=en

[Mike Methot]

Cheers Zack! I was unable to find that. Right in plain sight too. ><

Sent from my iPhone

[Sarah Hill]

Until now I had only chosen to prevent "add me", and had not had any problems.
Sarah