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9 years ago someone warned about send to a friend spam on this forum (https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/do-not-send-to-a-friend/) . Looks like there's nothing new under the sun.

Unfortunately, recent research by Imperva Incapsula has shown that many send-to-a-friend/share-to-a-friend social sharing modules are compromised. Turns out the spamming gambling sites are even using Star Wars novels and classic literature to bypass content filters.

You can read the full analysis here: https://www.incapsula.com/blog/form-filler-bots-do-star-wars.html