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Scam advert

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Aria999 · 02/11/2023 14:48

There is an advert on here which takes you to something that looks like an Amazon page but isn't, and gets you to answer questions in hope of winning an iPad Pro.

I have googled this and it is a scam.

Please vet your adverts!

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LilyMumsnet · 14/11/2023 16:00

Thanks OP, we'll block that. Flowers

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LilyMumsnet · 14/11/2023 17:12

Hi again OP

We've done some major blocking from our side, so we're really hopeful that this will be the end of it.

If it isn't and by tomorrow afternoon, you're still seeing these, please can you let us know? We'll then need to take it further.

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LilyMumsnet · 15/11/2023 16:26

Thanks OP, and we're sorry that it hasn't stopped. We're taking this further now and will be back as soon as we have an update for you.

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waitholdup · 16/11/2023 14:56

they all start with 'alertzyus.installnow.app' why are you not simply blocking that?

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LilyMumsnet · 17/11/2023 14:32

Hi OP

We found out how they managed to keep coming back despite being blocked - we've released a fix now. This should hopefully be the end of it. Thank you for being so helpful!

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Aria999 · 17/11/2023 14:33

Thanks, fingers crossed!

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Aria999 · 18/11/2023 14:45

@LilyMumsnet fix didn't work, it's still there

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HebeMumsnet · 20/11/2023 09:47

Hi there @Aria999 . Oh lord! This one won't just go will it?! We'll get those latest examples looked at now and go back to the drawing board on the wider fix. Thank you. Flowers

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HebeMumsnet · 22/11/2023 10:00

Hi again @Aria999. Just wanted to update you as you've been doing such sterling work reporting all these! We've tried another method of blocking this one so we're hoping you'll see some improvement. It is proving to be a really tricky one though. We'll keep at it though. With a bit of luck that last fix should help.

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