Yes, turds indeed, but so is Medium for not taking simple measures to thwart them that wouldn't ensnare innocents in spam filters. Did you see the scammers cloned Buster Benson last week? That was too deliciously ironic to resist poking some fun. Catch Us If You Can! https://medium.com/write-under-the-moon/catch-us-if-you-can-bf087354e4a5, subtitled "A sonnet of scammers have Medium playing whack-a-mole"