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Probably wrong place and maybe wrong forum.
Kindle Fire 3rd generation can't get rid of this con pop up saying

we need more beta-testers for the new iPhone 8. Press ok to participae and you will receive a free iPhone 8. It is an obvious scam my guess to find out if my email address is live so you get more rubbish mails. The pop up doesn't have an exit x so you have to click ok then answer 4 questions. the last one is do you have a delivery address. then you click to claim your gift/prize and an page error shows there is no way I can clear the pop up each time its starts all over again.
Don't say I should not have participated I had to, hoping I could click on an x to clear but didn't find one . Why can't these be stopped to me its blatant miss use locking us in to their page and no doubt they are paid for each click made. Can't this sort of thing be reported? Pensioner who can't now access emails while this message shows.

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,602 Forumite
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    I've moved this to the techies forum , they should be able to help you
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  • pinochio
    pinochio Posts: 30 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    I've moved this to the techies forum , they should be able to help you





    Not a problem moving it but if its in Techie Stuff I can't find my thread.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,920 Forumite
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    uninstall the app, purchase the advert free version?
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  • I kept getting this on my newly purchased I phone!! I used the back button on the first page, which got rid of it, it did bring it up every couple of days for about a week, then suddenly stopped.

    Hope it stops spamming you soon.
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  • RumRat
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    Is this when using a browser? If so try another browser.
    You may have to figure out which app is producing the popup and delete it.
    Close all apps running in the background.
    Failing that, reset the tablet to factory settings and start over.
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  • d0nkeyk0ng
    d0nkeyk0ng Posts: 873 Forumite
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    RumRat wrote: »
    Failing that, reset the tablet to factory settings and start over.
    This. There might be a program installed that's doing this. I would reset to factory settings in order to wipe everything. I've heard of some smartphones coming with installed apps that then cause problems.
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