📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

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

1175176178180181222

Comments

  • keyser666
    keyser666 Posts: 2,140 Forumite
    hpuse wrote: »

    Anyone wanna bet this thread will reach 100+ pages ??.
    It will when cvnts like you keep spouting 5hit on it
  • hpuse
    hpuse Posts: 1,161 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    hahaha...bring some more noise on cliques.... :j:j

    Anyone still care to deny the following facts here ?

    : Government took action and banned copycat websites
    : Google removed copycat ads from their ad servers
    : Credit card company refunded money to customer who were mislead

    Some more facts:

    : cliques here tried their level best to close this thread
    : the thread is still open for posting.
    : hence I am having a roll....:rotfl:

    Who has the last laugh ??? hear it loud...:D:D:D:D
    ROFL..:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • gik
    gik Posts: 1,130 Forumite
    hpuse wrote: »
    Is that the reason you are not asking missprice to prove the same re: passport copycat ads appearing on google ?.
    Ah! I get it now...



    The copycat sites were there on the first page when I googled 'passport renewal' this morning. Why don't you check yourself?
  • powerful_Rogue
    powerful_Rogue Posts: 8,393 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    hpuse wrote: »
    hahaha...bring some more noise on cliques.... :j:j

    Anyone still care to deny the following facts here ?

    Lets give it a go shall we :)
    : Government took action and banned copycat websites
    Nope, These website are very much still active.
    : Google removed copycat ads from their ad servers
    Nope, Ad's are still appearing on google for these sites.
    : Credit card company refunded money to customer who were mislead
    Credit card companies have also reclaimed money given back to customers after looking into the t&c's of these sites.
    Some more facts:
    Oh joy.
    : cliques here tried their level best to close this thread
    People have tried to get this thread closed because its full of mis-information and is quite frankly just a joke now.
    : the thread is still open for posting.
    Unfortunately.
    : hence I am having a roll....:rotfl:
    Cheese or ham?
  • hpuse
    hpuse Posts: 1,161 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Powerful_Rogue

    For everything I say, you will counter. Fair enough.

    So lets take it a different view.

    If I say copycats has lost their large share of revenue due to google banning their ads, would you agree?
    Forget whether the sites are still up and running or not, that is not my question.
  • powerful_Rogue
    powerful_Rogue Posts: 8,393 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    hpuse wrote: »
    Powerful_Rogue

    For everything I say, you will counter. Fair enough.

    So lets take it a different view.

    If I say copycats has lost their large share of revenue due to google banning their ads, would you agree?
    Forget whether the sites are still up and running or not, that is not my question.

    Without looking at their accounts, how would you or I know?
  • RichardD1970
    RichardD1970 Posts: 3,796 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Why are people still even bothering with this ridiculous thread?

    Is proving one internet nutter wrong so important?

    I think this quote is relevant,

    "Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."

    and that's if you can decipher the gobbledygook he posts in the first place.
  • OlliesDad
    OlliesDad Posts: 1,825 Forumite
    hpuse wrote: »
    Powerful_Rogue

    If I say copycats has lost their large share of revenue due to google banning their ads, would you agree?

    Are we back to referring to all copycat websites or just passport renewals? I have lost track.

    I don't think there are any cliques on this website at all, I think it's just a general agreement that this subject has been discussed to death and the thread needs to go away.

    As a summary for you:
    • We do not support these sites
    • We would be happy to see the back of them
    • Your decision to make yourself into some sort of consumer champion is what annoys people
  • Smithers37
    Smithers37 Posts: 248 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    If hpuse is alone in the woods with no one to hear him, does he still give out misleading information?
    "Always fulfil your needs, only fulfil your wants when your needs are no longer a concern" - citricsquid
  • hpuse
    hpuse Posts: 1,161 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Why are people still even bothering with this ridiculous thread?

    Is proving one internet nutter wrong so important?

    I think this quote is relevant,

    "Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."

    and that's if you can decipher the gobbledygook he posts in the first place.

    Ah! .Interesting!..If one 'internet nutter' can cause panic in the camp and take a thread forward upto 90 pages....what does that say, RichardD1970?...time to have some 'self-reflection', I would say?
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.1K Life & Family
  • 257.7K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.