Dear MNHQ - has everyone 'won' an iPhone 6?

[SandWitch]

Or are you allowing a con site to advertise?

Hi SandWitch - thanks for flagging this. Do you have a screenshot of the ad so we can show our Ads team?

This is pretty poor stuff, allowing ads like this that are just a scam.

I'm rather worried my current ad thing want to sell me a latex mattress? I have never googled latex, let alone mattresses so why I've been linked to that ad?!

Thanks for reporting SandWitch, we've blocked "alreadyapp.com" ads from running on our site, hopefully that will do the trick.
Unfortunately the people who distribute these ads manage to get around the tight restrictions we have in place for advertising, please do let us know if this ad resurfaces and we'll try to get it blocked as soon as possible.

@Snoopadoop

I'm rather worried my current ad thing want to sell me a latex mattress? I have never googled latex, let alone mattresses so why I've been linked to that ad?!

Hi Snoop, do you have a screengrab of the ad? It would be great if you could post it and we'll determine if it needs to be blocked. Not all ads are shown to users based on search history, there's lots of different ways advertisers target advertising so I wouldn't be worried. Hope that helps.

I'm not worried collettetech. It is just a picture of a mattress and it says 'latex mattress sale now on'. I'm not daft enough to click on any of the ads! ;)
It's gone at the moment but when it's back I'll screen grab. Latex mattresses might be a thing I suppose, can't imagine they're comfy.

Yeah I just googled. They're a normal thing. I just obviously have a dirty mind.

I'm getting the flashing iPhone con ad too.

Me too for flashy iPhone advert and latex mattress advert!

Thanks for letting us know that you're still being pestered by these ads. If anyone can get a screenshot of the latex mattress ad or the iPhone one (which must have sneaked back on the site again) please post them here so we can get them blocked.

Many thanks.

I've got a screenshot of the iphone scam but it's above a sensitive OP. Can I email it to you, HQ?

MN, I will stop using adblock when you stop using adchoices. We seem to have a complaint about them every week. I did have MN whitelisted because I want to support the site, but nope.

I miss the days of only MN selected ads :(

I have won an iphone 6!

Although now I've thought about it, what good will a screenshot do anyway? You can't get any information about where it's come from out of a screenshot. So can you just take my word for it?

Yes, I have apparently won an iPhome 6, too. Fake Facebook ad. Bloody FLASHING aaaargh!

This was on page 8 of the locked safe thread a few minutes ago

Here's the mattress ad

Just now.....iPhone ad

iPhone ad. Just now.

Sorry not to have a screen shot - glad others have.
Although I've been in this site for years, I must be really dense - how does advertising on MN work? I had assumed that you authorise ads - do you not?

iPhone again.

It's back

@Kleptronic

Although now I've thought about it, what good will a screenshot do anyway? You can't get any information about where it's come from out of a screenshot. So can you just take my word for it?

Hi Klep, screenshots are really helpful as we're able to visually scan through the ads that have been shown on site, something to reference really helps! The URL is the most powerful thing to have, but we don't want to encourage people to click on these ads for obvious reasons. Thanks!

Thanks for the screengrabs all, I have been trying to hunt this one down but it's proving tricky, I will persist!