How To Catch Spammers Fast In Skool Membership Requests

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When you are on any online platform, we all know by now there is bound to be spam. People talking about dropshipping, asking you to move to WhatsApp, saying “Hello dear,” and sending messages that clearly do not belong in a real community space.

Some of the common questions Skool community owners and admins have about dealing with spam are:

How do I stop spammers in my Skool community?

How can I tell if a Skool membership request is fake?

What is the best way to prevent spam DMs in Skool?

How do I use Skool’s features to reduce spam?

Well Skool just released a new feature update that helps community owners spot spam accounts directly inside Skool membership requests. You can now see when a profile is marked as high risk for spam before approving them, which makes protecting your Skool community much easier.

Before this update, one of the best ways to identify fake accounts was by checking location details through chat. Many spammers say they are from one place, but their profile data shows something completely different. That extra step worked, but it took more time.

Now the process is faster and clearer.

See the photo to see how the locations do not match. This is a simple example of how spotting these red flags early can help you stop spam accounts before they ever get inside your community.

You can also put smart systems in place alongside this new feature. Setting level requirements for things like sending direct messages or posting in your Skool community helps reduce spam and protects your members. Requiring people to reach a certain level before they can message others or post gives you more control, saves time, and keeps your community focused on real conversations instead of cleanup.

Personally, I recommend setting the chat level to at least 4. This gives you a better chance of spotting accounts that try to comment back and forth quickly just to level up and unlock messaging. It also gives real members time to get to know each other inside the community before moving straight into private messages.

When chat access requires a higher level, patterns become easier to notice and it is much simpler to catch spam behavior before it ever reaches your members directly.

On top of that, Skool also recommends a few simple actions that make a big difference.

Encourage your members to report spam to admins. Let them know they can report any post or comment that looks like spam or breaks your community rules. Reporting is anonymous, and the other member will not see that they were reported or ever know who submitted it. Only admins, moderators, and community owners can view reports, which makes it easier for issues to get handled quickly without putting anyone in an awkward spot. Here is how to do that.

You can also use the ban and delete last 7 days of activity option. If a spammer gets into your group and starts posting, you can ban them and remove everything they have shared from the past seven days in one step. This saves you from having to hunt down posts and comments later and keeps your community clean without extra work. Here is how to do that.

Block and report chat spam when you or your members receive unwanted DMs. Blocking and reporting a user helps stop repeat behavior and protects others from getting the same messages. When you report someone, that report goes to the Skool platform moderation team so the account can be reviewed and handled. This helps prevent the same spam accounts from moving from one community to another. Here is how to do that.

Whether it is spam or simply unwanted messages from other users, blocking gives you control over your inbox. When you block someone on Skool, they will not know they were blocked, and if you report them, they will not know they were reported either. They can still send messages, but those messages will not appear in your inbox. You would only see them if you searched for that person’s name directly. This means you never have to worry about someone knowing you took action while still keeping your messages clean and protected.

Report spam profiles whenever you come across them, no matter which community you see them in. Reporting a spammer helps Skool take action at the platform level so the same account cannot move from one community to another. When you report a user profile, it goes to the Skool moderation team for review. This allows them to step in when needed and helps protect other community owners from dealing with the same spam accounts later. Here is how to do that.

Using the new Skool spam risk feature, smart level settings, and these built in tools together gives you a simple system that protects your community, saves time, and keeps conversations clean without making things harder for real members.

What red flags do you look for when spotting spam accounts in Skool communities?

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