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# Account Checks

Guardian can screen new members before they even reach the verification step, blocking common bot patterns at the door.

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Pretty sure you've seen this before...

Bots joining groups with contract addresses in their display names, in effect mass-spamming scrapers scanning for new tokens. It's irritating, and it can affect traders scanning for legitimate tokens.

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<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/c33921ad14313339304f6d8c7b76b1cc05dad6fb" alt="Bots join groups with Contract addresses in their names to trigger scans"><figcaption><p>Bots joining group</p></figcaption></figure></div>
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Enabling **0x Address Check** will solve the problem.

Enabling this check blocks any account using an Ethereum-style 0x address as their display name from passing verification.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/cc26d95e149fc85a6e1424abdea1952f25c33a0c" alt="This appears when a bot is prevented from joining"><figcaption><p>Restricted due to CA in name</p></figcaption></figure></div>

Similarly, **Link Check** blocks accounts whose display names contain URLs or website-like text.

Both checks can be enabled in your Guardian settings.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/cdaf33746bee47180381929b7482bf70b063162e" alt="Guardian also filters out links in names"><figcaption><p>Restricted due to links in name</p></figcaption></figure></div>