@ BritBrat...........yes it does, Mods and Admin receive an email to the client they have used in their profile, but such a report does not flash up anywhere in the forum.
This is why, as an example, two or three days ago unkyUb posted a spam warning in this thread and I said thank you to him........you kindly reported the same spam via the "report to moderator" button which generated an email ( not a PM) to me which I did not see until I checked my inbox later in the day...which is why I then edited my "thank you unkyUb" post to include a thank you to you.
It is not a very satisfactory arrangement in that such a "report to maderator" may not be spotted by admins/mods for some time.........which is why I consider thia thread as a better means of reporting spam..........although something of a personal nature, such as abuse, may be better handled through the report button and thus not aired on open forum.