Board 8 > Scam ad (different site)

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Uglyface2 07/26/23 5:50:31 PM #1:	I have no respect for any outlet that would expose their readers to a scam advertisement. In this case, I was reading an article about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington when my browser was redirected to another site and I got a popup claiming to be my antivirus software stopping a bunch of viruses. I'm familiar enough with tech support scams to know that it wasn't my software, so I closed the popup and the browser tab. Then I ran my own virus scan to make sure I hadn't gotten infected from the fake website. I tried to be a good sport about this and warn the original website, but their "Contact" link didn't work. Fuck them, I unsubscribed. What really pisses me off is that not everyone is wise to tech support scams, and this site likely draws an older audience that's completely clueless. I'd warn you lot against visiting, but I doubt anyone here visits the site. <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:975082350] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>I have no respect for any outlet that would expose their readers to a scam advertisement. In this case, I was reading an article about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington when my browser was redirected to another site and I got a popup claiming to be my antivirus software stopping a bunch of viruses. I'm familiar enough with tech support scams to know that it wasn't my software, so I closed the popup and the browser tab. Then I ran my own virus scan to make sure I hadn't gotten infected from the fake website.I tried to be a good sport about this and warn the original website, but their "Contact" link didn't work. Fuck them, I unsubscribed.What really pisses me off is that not everyone is wise to tech support scams, and this site likely draws an older audience that's completely clueless. I'd warn you lot against visiting, but I doubt anyone here visits the site.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 07/26/23 6:11:15 PM #2:	I mean, what the fuck do you expect from a site that hosts articles about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington? --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:975082716] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>I mean, what the fuck do you expect from a site that hosts articles about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FoolFantastic 07/26/23 6:19:12 PM #3:	This topic very much has the vibe of someone wanting to secretly talk about a fetish. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ <cite>FoolFantastic posted [p:975082844] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>This topic very much has the vibe of someone wanting to secretly talk about a fetish.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 07/26/23 6:19:38 PM #4:	You really tried to warn dailymail about having scams on their site? --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:975082854] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>You really tried to warn dailymail about having scams on their site? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomNook7 07/26/23 6:21:15 PM #5:	Can i get the link --- I'm the original TomNook7 from the old days. The other guy is just TomNook. Know your TomNooks. <cite>TomNook7 posted [p:975082875] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Can i get the link</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punnyz 07/26/23 6:23:49 PM #6:	I'm sorry but WHAT LOL --- https://i.imgur.com/qBpLe47.png http://i.imgur.com/25MHSn1.gif <cite>Punnyz posted [p:975082914] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>I'm sorry but WHATLOL</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 07/26/23 6:32:23 PM #7:	redrocket posted... I mean, what the fuck do you expect from a site that hosts articles about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington? This. FoolFantastic posted... This topic very much has the vibe of someone wanting to secretly talk about a fetish. Also this. Punnyz posted... I'm sorry but WHAT LOL And yet also this. This topic sucks and is now about trains. --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:975083062] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted... </cite><quote>I mean, what the fuck do you expect from a site that hosts articles about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington?</quote>This.FoolFantastic posted... </cite><quote>This topic very much has the vibe of someone wanting to secretly talk about a fetish.</quote>Also this.Punnyz posted... </cite><quote>I'm sorry but WHATLOL</quote>And yet also this.This topic sucks and is now about trains. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mcflubbin 07/26/23 6:36:41 PM #8:	Uglyface2 posted... I was reading an article about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington Well you can't just not post the article --- It's not so impossible! <cite>mcflubbin posted [p:975083148] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Uglyface2 posted... </cite><quote>I was reading an article about fat women stealing shoes from Burlington</quote>Well you can't just not post the article</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xeybozn 07/26/23 6:39:27 PM #9:	FoolFantastic posted... This topic very much has the vibe of someone wanting to secretly talk about a fetish. But which part is his fetish? Fat women? Stolen shoes? Burlington? He really should have been clearer here. --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc! <cite>Xeybozn posted [p:975083186] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>FoolFantastic posted...</cite><quote>This topic very much has the vibe of someone wanting to secretly talk about a fetish.</quote>But which part is his fetish? Fat women? Stolen shoes? Burlington? He really should have been clearer here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FoolFantastic 07/26/23 6:48:26 PM #10:	Xeybozn posted... But which part is his fetish? Fat women? Stolen shoes? Burlington? He really should have been clearer here. I imagined the specific combo of fat women stealing shoes, kinda like the rich women buying Wonder Bread guy --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ <cite>FoolFantastic posted [p:975083348] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Xeybozn posted... </cite><quote>But which part is his fetish? Fat women? Stolen shoes? Burlington? He really should have been clearer here.</quote>I imagined the specific combo of fat women stealing shoes, kinda like the rich women buying Wonder Bread guy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KingButz 07/26/23 8:44:55 PM #11:	The fandom mobile site for a long while had a scam forced redirect. I could only browse that site in desktop mode. --- to me hero's is just bad person <cite>KingButz posted [p:975085755] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>The fandom mobile site for a long while had a scam forced redirect. I could only browse that site in desktop mode.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uglyface2 07/26/23 11:03:09 PM #12:	Huh. OK, it was The Blaze. I was only subscribed because I was a Glenn Beck fan years ago and I just never bothered to cancel. I don't have the link anymore, but it's probably up there somewhere. BlueCrystalTear posted... This topic sucks and is now about trains. My cousin works on the local trains for our local public transportation service. His dad worked for them on and off for a while, and he really got into trains at some point, so I guess it's a good fit. <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:975088169] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Huh. OK, it was The Blaze. I was only subscribed because I was a Glenn Beck fan years ago and I just never bothered to cancel. I don't have the link anymore, but it's probably up there somewhere.BlueCrystalTear posted... </cite><quote>This topic sucks and is now about trains. </quote>My cousin works on the local trains for our local public transportation service. His dad worked for them on and off for a while, and he really got into trains at some point, so I guess it's a good fit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 07/26/23 11:10:15 PM #13:	yeah no fucking shit what did you expect --- What can the harvest hope for if not for the care of the Reaper Man? <cite>NFUN posted [p:975088289] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>yeah no fucking shit what did you expect</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uglyface2 07/26/23 11:13:32 PM #14:	NFUN posted... yeah no fucking shit what did you expect Which part, the scam ad or my cousin working on trains? <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:975088327] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>NFUN posted... </cite><quote>yeah no fucking shit what did you expect</quote>Which part, the scam ad or my cousin working on trains?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 07/26/23 11:14:50 PM #15:	that a garbage site like the Blaze is fine with scam ads --- What can the harvest hope for if not for the care of the Reaper Man? <cite>NFUN posted [p:975088343] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>that a garbage site like the Blaze is fine with scam ads</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uglyface2 07/26/23 11:15:54 PM #16:	I just got another one from a different site that isn't The Blaze. Something's wrong. <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:975088368] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>I just got another one from a different site that isn't The Blaze. Something's wrong.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 07/26/23 11:17:01 PM #17:	stormfront? --- What can the harvest hope for if not for the care of the Reaper Man? <cite>NFUN posted [p:975088387] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>stormfront?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 07/26/23 11:17:40 PM #18:	Uglyface2 posted... I just got another one from a different site that isn't The Blaze. Something's wrong. What's wrong is that you aren't using uBlock Origin. --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:975088397] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Uglyface2 posted... </cite><quote>I just got another one from a different site that isn't The Blaze. Something's wrong.</quote>What's wrong is that you aren't using uBlock Origin. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uglyface2 07/26/23 11:18:51 PM #19:	NFUN posted... stormfront? Sure, where else am I going to get my naked pictures of Jayden Smith? This was something in another topic. <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:975088413] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>NFUN posted... </cite><quote>stormfront?</quote>Sure, where else am I going to get my naked pictures of Jayden Smith?This was something in another topic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VintageGin 07/26/23 11:21:52 PM #20:	As someone who works in the industry, whatever other site you went to is probably working with the same ad provider, and said ad provider hasn't blocked that particular malicious ad yet --- Ginhyun http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif <cite>VintageGin posted [p:975088455] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>As someone who works in the industry, whatever other site you went to is probably working with the same ad provider, and said ad provider hasn't blocked that particular malicious ad yet</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
paperwarior 07/26/23 11:46:38 PM #21:	Websites don't generally curate their ads ever. Ad providers don't always filter out malicious ads. Thus, BlueCrystalTear posted... What's wrong is that you aren't using uBlock Origin. --- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto <cite>paperwarior posted [p:975088769] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Websites don't generally curate their ads ever. Ad providers don't always filter out malicious ads. Thus,BlueCrystalTear posted... </cite><quote>What's wrong is that you aren't using uBlock Origin.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 07/27/23 2:21:04 AM #22:	This is an obvious bait topic --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:975090456] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>This is an obvious bait topic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yesmar_ 07/27/23 2:34:16 AM #23:	Here, I'll save everyone the trouble: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvEChUdNgDL/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D I did laugh reading about this elsewhere and saw someone describe it as "John Waters come to life!" --- Congrats on Advokaiser for winning the 2018 Guru Contest! Yesmar <cite>Yesmar_ posted [p:975090559] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Here, I'll save everyone the trouble:https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvEChUdNgDL/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3DI did laugh reading about this elsewhere and saw someone describe it as "John Waters come to life!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 07/27/23 5:16:06 AM #24:	Are you trying to get banned --- "A blank page or canvas, his favorite. So many possibilities." - RIP Stephen Sondheim, 1930-2021 <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:975091568] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Are you trying to get banned </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KingButz 07/27/23 9:25:02 AM #25:	Maybe you have malware --- to me hero's is just bad person <cite>KingButz posted [p:975093831] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Maybe you have malware </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uglyface2 08/06/23 12:57:03 AM #26:	Not malware. It's happening here, it's a redirect, and the through page just presented a Captcha to determine whether I was a robot. <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:975279945] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Not malware. It's happening here, it's a redirect, and the through page just presented a Captcha to determine whether I was a robot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
v_charon 08/06/23 1:11:47 AM #27:	See what happens when you're a Glenn Beck fan --- :> Truly smilin' <cite>v_charon posted [p:975280145] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>See what happens when you're a Glenn Beck fan </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 08/06/23 1:13:13 AM #28:	Why did you bump this instead of downloading uBlock Origin? --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:975280165] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>Why did you bump this instead of downloading uBlock Origin? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uglyface2 08/06/23 1:14:54 AM #29:	BlueCrystalTear posted... Why did you bump this instead of downloading uBlock Origin? Isn't that for mobile? EDIT: Wow. It's nice not having screen elements jumping around, and also not getting rerouted to tech scam websites. <cite>Uglyface2 posted [p:975280196] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>BlueCrystalTear posted... </cite><quote>Why did you bump this instead of downloading uBlock Origin?</quote>Isn't that for mobile?EDIT: Wow. It's nice not having screen elements jumping around, and also not getting rerouted to tech scam websites.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Blur_ 08/06/23 2:06:23 AM #30:	https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2012/02/glenn-beck-gold-compay-forced-refund-45-million-defrauded-customers/ From over a decade ago. So shocked that nothing's changed --- Welcome to your Divinity. <cite>_Blur_ posted [p:975280663] in Scam ad (d... [t:80520099]...</cite> <quote>https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2012/02/glenn-beck-gold-compay-forced-refund-45-million-defrauded-customers/From over a decade ago. So shocked that nothing's changed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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