Steps to take if you have been ripped-off by a copy-cat government website

hpuse

transient wrote: »

So why did your OP advise people to register a dispute? The only reason to raise a dispute is with the intention of getting your money back. You cant have it both ways.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=64381682&postcount=9

And then after that you amended the OP to say not to ask the bank for a refund but raise a dispute, so what is the point of raising a dispute if it is not for a refund?

@transient

Just like my OP, you are also perfectly entitled to create a new thread addressing to traders: Steps to take while responding to disputes initiated by the consumer.

One thing I can guarantee. I will not be participating and challenging you asking whether all traders will be successful in defending disputes. :rotfl:

hpuse

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

For the needle being stuck on the record. Google search 9:07 gmt Saturday 8th March 2014 Note the advert clearly at the top of the pack. Too make it easy to see, I have highlighted this in a red shade.



Note the assistance that Google gives you to complete the words!!



Try for yourself


https://www.google.co.uk/#q=passport+renewal

Now here is a little bit of advice for OP.


The government collects taxes from the wealth created in our lands to provide services such as passports.


Google works by taking advertisements. As such a commercial organisation, will seek revenue from service providers!


Service providers will continue to promote their services.


It is commerce!


Back to [STRIKE]square[/STRIKE] post 1 for another edit of the post then!

The above post can be safely moved to MSE archives.

Google busted copycats again - no ads appearing as of 10/Mar/2014 12:45 GMT!!

hpuse

transient wrote: »

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Post edited to add sound effects::rotfl:

Don't lose it matey - easy, relax. Sometimes life is tough on all of us. Accept it.

bod1467

hpuse wrote: »

The above post can be safely moved to MSE archives.

Google busted copycats again - no ads appearing as of 10/Mar/2014 12:45 GMT!!

No it can't. 13.30 Today 10/03/2014 ...

4th result ... passports-uk.co.uk

7th result ... uk-passport.net

8th result ... postoffice.co.uk/passport-check-send

hpuse

Update : 10-03-2014: 16:55GMT

Search emulation.....losers new strategy exposed....copycatting google search results with copycat link embedded :rotfl:rather expensive and time consuming tactic!:rotfl:

bod1467

hpuse wrote: »

Update : 10-03-2014: 16:55GMT

Search emulation.....losers new strategy exposed....copycatting google search results with copycat link embedded :rotfl:rather expensive and time consuming tactic!:rotfl:

What? Care to put that in English please?

Money-Saving-King

bod1467 wrote: »

What? Care to put that in English please?

I think he means there's a new website ukwebsearch.co.uk.

He says expensive & time consuming erm a new domain name £7 and the time to make a site like the above one less than 5 minutes!

Exile_geordie

hpuse wrote: »

May be people are agitated because Google UK further removed the newest copycat kid in town .... (passp*rtapply .co .uk)

For the records: Screenshot taken@ 07-Mar-2014 : 16:45 GMT

The funny thing about you doing this screen shot is the words you have used, no one really would type in 'uk passport apply' because we all know that Google is clever enough to know we're in the UK already and will alter its results as such so there is no need to use 'UK'

I wonder how many combinations of words you had to use to bring up those results :T

hpuse

Exile_geordie wrote: »

The funny thing about you doing this screen shot is the words you have used, no one really would type in 'uk passport apply' because we all know that Google is clever enough to know we're in the UK already and will alter its results as such so there is no need to use 'UK'

I wonder how many combinations of words you had to use to bring up those results :T

@Exile_georgdie

How can a computer with a list of automated rules can ever be clever than humans? That is the reason why we have SEOs !!:rotfl:

Former_MSE_Andrea

Hi everyone

We've received a few reports from people asking us to remove this entire thread for containing inaccurate information.

Unfortunately that's not something we have the time to look into and determine. However, we do have a news story and a guide that may help clear up some issues. We've added them into the top of the first post.

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