# "Delete Spammer" from "Flag" menu returns 403, doesn't work

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-spammer-from-flag-menu-returns-403-doesnt-work/73975>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [2017 年 11 月 13 日午前 10:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-spammer-from-flag-menu-returns-403-doesnt-work/73975 "2017-11-13T10:39:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sujan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sujan/32/70979_2.png) [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\
**Post date:** [2017 年 11 月 13 日午前 10:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-spammer-from-flag-menu-returns-403-doesnt-work/73975/1 "2017-11-13T10:39:46Z")

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Happening on hosted discourse [https://forum.ionicframework.com/](https://forum.ionicframework.com/) all the time:

- I see a spam post of a new user.
- Click “…” and then “Flag” icon
- Mark “It’s spam”
- Click “Delete spammer” button
- Get 403 response from backend for `email.json`:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/7/a7c4fc5561d64f3718a131c8b36ebb5c9e4046cd.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/d/5d60150900e5129e745de99fba2a05d0264b9702.png)

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/e/0e938399d538484ad5fdf2ee99fc579a6486b72a.png)

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