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

hpuse

wealdroam wrote: »

It may be a fact that most of the posters here expects(sic) you to think that they are 'misleading'. Not so strange, but true.

Not just me Wealdroam, our elected govt thinks the same too!

Forget newspapers, how many quotes you need from official sources re: misleading nature of these website (i.e domains that ending with .gov.uk )

Let me know please...?

There is something that this makes the forum unique...may it is a polly-effect...:rotfl:

hpuse

Pollycat wrote: »

According to the article you gave the link to, even the Telegraph & Argus only refer to one of the categories as 'misleading'.

Strange but true.
What say, hpuse?

hahahaha !!!..... oh dear Pollycat

hpuse

Folks,

Take some more stats and metrics from me...

Its been 10 days since a passport or driving license copycat website sneaked into Google ad network.

I think Google engineers are indeed doing a good job, what do you think ?

PS: There are other copycats appearing in other SRP categories....so please note my post is all about passport application copycat and driving license copycats appearing in adverts section as first link . OK, BoP?

gik

hpuse wrote: »

Folks,

Take some more stats and metrics from me...

Its been 10 days since a passport or driving license copycat website sneaked into Google ad network.

I think Google engineers are indeed doing a good job, what do you think ?

PS: There are other copycats appearing in other SRP categories....so please note my post is all about passport application copycat and driving license copycats appearing in adverts section as first link . OK, BoP?

You are trying to mislead us yet again. I have just googled the phrase 'driving license renewal' and an ad is first


https://drivinglicenceapplications.org.uk/index.php

wealdroam

hpuse wrote: »

PS: There are other copycats appearing in other SRP categories....so please note my post is all about passport application copycat and driving license copycats appearing in adverts section as first link . OK, BoP?

No, that is not ok.

Hpuse, you have told us many times to keep to the subject of the thread.

May I remind you of the title:

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

Why are you now telling us that this is about passport applications and driving licence applications appearing as Google adverts?

Please keep on topic.

What are SRP categories?

bod1467

gik wrote: »

You are trying to mislead us yet again. I have just googled the phrase 'driving license renewal' and an ad is first


https://drivinglicenceapplications.org.uk/index.php

Indeed it is ...

hpuse

Excellent....well done guys.

Pollycat

hpuse wrote: »

Excellent....well done guys.

It's just a pity that we can't say the same about the Google

hpuse wrote: »

team of engineers working round the clock to stop copycat ads getting displayed by these perpetrators.

What say, hpuse?

Money-Saving-King

Completely off topic but seeing it's 2014 I'm determined to write post 2014 in this thread. I know it will get that way, it's only a matter of time. In fact, I recon this thread will still be going on in a decade lol!

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Completely off topic but seeing it's 2014 I'm determined to write post 2014 in this thread. I know it will get that way, it's only a matter of time. In fact, I recon this thread will still be going on in a decade lol!

I am going to write the three before this momentous post, and let you have your day. Then I shall delete my post and steal your crown. Gosh really off topic, nice chocolate bar, now.

As for the team of Google Engineers, where are they!