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Moneysavingexpert Survey?

when I licked the link to the competitions page I was taken to a yearly survey from something that said it was this site, and offered gifts for filling it in, I clicked out of it
is it a scam
Thanks to all who post comps :)
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  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,762 Forumite
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    this has just come up again, does anyone on the site know if this is ligit or a scam
    Thanks to all who post comps :)
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  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,850 Forumite
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    I haven't had this. I'm wondering what link/address you opened to get this. If you add the address here, perhaps some of us can try it and see if we get the same.

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  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
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    edited 28 July 2013 at 5:49PM
    cinders59 wrote: »
    this has just come up again, does anyone on the site know if this is ligit or a scam
    Hi,when you write "has just come up again" my thoughts turn to a malware/spyware type issue.
    I have never had a MSE pop-up appear in all my interactions with this site & it does not seem MSE style to do such as that.
    Do you have issues on other sites?

    It is maybe worth you posting in the MSE Techies bit: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29
  • fire**fly
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    cinders59 wrote: »
    when I licked the link to the competitions page I was taken to a yearly survey from something that said it was this site, and offered gifts for filling it in, I clicked out of it
    is it a scam

    to be on the safe side (if I were you)
    i'd ask in Site Feedback

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=50

    MSE Ian & MSE Forum Manager have been helping lots
    with enquires today due to the changeover there's been a few 'blips'
    please be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly. k2u58ioz4c8e.png




  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,762 Forumite
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    sorry bad choice of words.
    when I am on the competitions page, I clicked on the top competitons link instead of refreshing the page and went to a full page offering me the survey, which I did not do
    weeowens wrote: »
    Hi,when you write "has just come up again" my thoughts turn to a malware/spyware type issue.
    I have never had a MSE pop-up appear in all my interactions with this site & it does not seem MSE style to do such as that.
    Do you have issues on other sites?

    It is maybe worth you posting in the MSE Techies bit: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29
    Thanks to all who post comps :)
    ITV winners membersclub#2
  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,762 Forumite
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    fire**fly wrote: »
    to be on the safe side (if I were you)
    i'd ask in Site Feedback

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=50

    MSE Ian & MSE Forum Manager have been helping lots
    with enquires today due to the changeover there's been a few 'blips'

    I have now posted on site feedback
    thanks
    Thanks to all who post comps :)
    ITV winners membersclub#2
  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
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    edited 28 July 2013 at 6:29PM
    cinders59 wrote: »
    sorry bad choice of words.
    when I am on the competitions page, I clicked on the top competitons link instead of refreshing the page and went to a full page offering me the survey, which I did not do
    No worries.In usual practice that should just lead to: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=72

    Always does for me in FF with Kaspersky AV suite.
    It all just leads me to thinks its a malware/spyware issue.

    Good luck sorting it out :-)
  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,762 Forumite
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    I have had my son sort it out and think everything is ok now
    Thanks to all who post comps :)
    ITV winners membersclub#2
  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
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    cinders59 wrote: »
    I have had my son sort it out and think everything is ok now
    Don't leave us guessing :-)

    Was it a MSE issue or at your end?
  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
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    cinders59 wrote: »
    I have had my son sort it out and think everything is ok now

    that's good & glad you got it sorted :A x
    please be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly. k2u58ioz4c8e.png




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