# /purge

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Initiates a manual purge of unverified members and known scammers. Unverified members (no roles, joined more than 5 minutes ago) are kicked, and flagged scammers are banned.

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## Usage

```
/purge
```

### Example

```
/purge
```

SecurityBot shows a "starting purge" message, then updates it with the results -- the number of members kicked and banned. A PURGE\_COMPLETION\_ALERT is also sent to the configured log channel.

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## Behavior

* **Kicks** members who have no roles and joined more than 5 minutes ago (unverified).
* **Bans** members who are known or flagged scammers.
* Results are reported in the command response and in the log channel.

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## Permissions

**Administrator** -- Requires the SecurityBot admin role, Discord ADMINISTRATOR permission, or server ownership.