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Another one of those scam advert things!

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phoenix Sat 25-Jun-16 18:18:31

Remember that ad a while back with the flashing message thing? It's back, looks slightly different but same content, win Feel vouchers etc.

Come on HQ, get rid of it, it's a con!

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Envious Sat 25-Jun-16 19:05:13

They must know I'm in the US I don't get such torture. My ads are local. Maybe they have no control?

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Charleygirl Sat 25-Jun-16 19:11:32

I am lucky I get no ads at all.

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phoenix Sat 25-Jun-16 23:00:29

Damn! Should be "Tesco" vouchers, however did it end as "Feel"?confused

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phoenix Sun 26-Jun-16 16:56:23

Has this been allowed by GNHQ?

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phoenix Mon 27-Jun-16 18:03:04

Come on HQ, I would appreciate a response!

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grannylyn65 Mon 27-Jun-16 19:38:55

I have 'survey monkey'!?

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Jane10 Mon 27-Jun-16 19:46:02

I'm being offered Skodas?!

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grannylyn65 Mon 27-Jun-16 20:07:46

Will swap monkey for Skoda ?!

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phoenix Mon 27-Jun-16 22:58:36

I have various ones, mostly inoffensive, legit and easy to ignore, but interspersed with That one! It is the same "scam" as the one a while ago, but with not the Facebook style thing, but still a flashing icon designed to look as if you have some sort of message.

I am still waiting for a response from HQ, is this something they have accepted as a paid for ad?

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Indinana Tue 28-Jun-16 07:32:29

I don't think they have a choice on the ads that appear. They sign up for the service and whatever ads go on the site is in the hands of the advertising company.

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phoenix Tue 28-Jun-16 07:45:54

I only get when using the Hudl, no problem with the desktop.

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Stansgran Tue 28-Jun-16 08:57:43

There's something called ad choices and an arrow at the top. You can turn off the ads I think but I'm on iPad

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Jenty61 Tue 28-Jun-16 09:33:47

the ads help pay for running sites...unfortuently you cant turn all the ads off...

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goose1964 Tue 28-Jun-16 09:43:13

I have adblock problem solved

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phoenix Tue 28-Jun-16 18:24:07

I would STILL appreciate a response from HQ!

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KatGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 29-Jun-16 13:57:04

Apols - this thread must have slipped through the net.

Can you let us know the URL of the page you saw this ad? Also, if you're able to screenshot it and email it over to [email protected], we'll take a look.

The only ads we have onsite are the ones at the top banner and to the right in a box. We never have pop-up ads (we do however have a Gransnet widget that pops up sometimes - but that's not classed as an ad).

grannylyn65

I have 'survey monkey'!?

Survey Monkey should only pop up if you've clicked on a link to one of our surveys.

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