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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 · 02/11/2023 15:38

Hi OP

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Like most websites, we have safeguards in place to protect users from Malicious and scam ads. Sadly they can occasionally manage to get through our safety nets.

Whilst we work on a more direct approach for users reporting suspicious ads, can we please ask that if you see the advert again, you take a screenshot of it? A URL to where the advert takes you would also be really helpful, as having the link means that we can block instantly. You can email this over to [email protected].

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HebeMumsnet · 08/11/2023 09:58

Thank you @Aria999 . That's really helpful.

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HebeMumsnet · 08/11/2023 12:09

Hi again @Aria999 . We've been able to block the url for that ad so it shouldn't pop up again but please do shout if you have any further problems with it or anything like it.

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LilyMumsnet · 08/11/2023 21:58

Hi OP

Thanks so much for the links - we'll work on getting those blocked now. Flowers

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LilyMumsnet · 09/11/2023 11:27

They are most certainly capable of being sneaky - often using different keywords to sneak past. They should be gone now. We know it's a pain but if you see anymore, please do send the link over and we can get them quickly blocked too.

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BeckyAMumsnet · 11/11/2023 17:05

Thanks, @Aria999

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HebeMumsnet · 13/11/2023 11:09

@Aria999 Can we ask if you're seeing these on our app or on the main website? And if on the website which browser are you using? Thanks! Flowers

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LilyMumsnet · 13/11/2023 17:23

Thanks OP.
We're investigating this but in the meantime, it's really handy to have the links to block them directly.

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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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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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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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