In the olden forums days the very first account post had to be manually mod-approved. The bots have been living under a rock and still think it’s a thing.
Sadly, while the manual approval kept most of the spam at bay, it mostly prevented legitimate users from posting the actual question… 
I can only wish the previous system was still in place - flag a post to make it immediately hidden. If the user appeals, mods can restore it. Spammers won’t appeal, though.
but dont understand why’d theyd bother
It’s draining to flag them and it’s draining to realise you’ve been had after typing for a couple of minutes just to find out it’s another what’s up apk…