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hackneyuser's avatar
hackneyuser
On our wavelength
5 months ago

Fake VM online survey suddenly appeared while browsing

This just popped up on my browser and the url is listed on various sites as being a scam. mmrtb.com 

Also the tab it opens in has the title Vodafone Customer.

Are you aware of this.

 

8 Replies

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta

    These are often from a rogue advert that opens a new tab displaying a scam offer or fake antivirus warning. Using a browser ad-blocker has virtually eliminated seeing this type of page.  

    • Matthew_ML's avatar
      Matthew_ML
      Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team

      Thank you for posting this.

      An ad-blocker would stop these type of pages coming through.

      • PB649's avatar
        PB649
        On our wavelength

        I`ve just had the same pop up appear and immediately closed it.  If this has been reported 5 months ago, why is this scam still ongoing through VM IP address customers?

    • hackneyuser's avatar
      hackneyuser
      On our wavelength

      I think you have misunderstood and in fact the reply on the other thread has misunderstood.

      This isn't phishing. ie it isn't about an email being sent.

      It is about a pop up appearing on my browser whilst I am visiting various web site.

      How can someone know that I am accessing the web via a VM internet connection?

      And the url is listed as a scam.

      So presumably I can block that site.

      The main reason for posting was to alert VM that your reputation is at risk is this fake message keeps appearing and you need to get the web site that is doing this blocked.

      VM media should be reporting it.

       

      • Daniel_Et's avatar
        Daniel_Et
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        Hi hackneyuser, thank you for your response.

        We'll make sure this is passed along to the relevant teams, but we'd certainly suggest following the advice provided in our initial response.

        Regards,
        Daniel