Fake Martin Lewis Ads 14 December 2017 at 3:15PM edited 14 December 2017 at 3:27PM in Praise, vent & warnings 14 replies 4.5K views

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Dank

Facebook is full of scam ads. The binary trading ones seem to have stopped but there are still loads of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies being pushed often hidden by a Dragons Den or similar post.
There are also other scams pushing false claims about government subsidies for heating etc.
Best thing is to ignore all ads on FB and the other click bait sites

oldagetraveller

Is Martin Lewis fake?

RalphS

ADVFN, a market leading financial data and reporting website, on their Android App are repeatedly and persistently displaying fake Martin Lewis / BitCoin trading adverts. They have been advised (and acknowledged once) that the ads are fake. Their suggestion was I could block the adverts (which I have tried and failed to do so hundreds of times). They also said the adverts come from Google Leads and Doubleclick (a Google company).


The adverts link to dozens of web pages typically [variousnames]book.com. The actual web page address changes very frequently. The quoted appearance on say GMBTV is updated daily.


Have screen images, but don't know how to show here.

Gracie84

I've seen them on GMBTV too

economum

Here's one that is being advertised on outlook live:

https://toptenproducts.com/soft/bitcoin_home_based_opportunity_to_british_families.php

It looks like it is an article from the Mirror newspaper but the url doesn't match

theblagger

Advertising on Shpock too

Toku-Floyd

Saturday 10th August. About 1400hrs.
Young Lady came to the door asking about our Gas and Electricity supplier. She briefly flashed an ID card with "Money Saving Expert.Com" printed across the top, then proceeded to talk about how much we could be saving by changing supplier.
Her recommendation was for octopus power, when I would not change, she left.
Seemed legitimate, but I remember reading in here that you don't do this stuff.
Just thought I would mention it.

oldagetraveller

As it's Octopus Energy, not power, with whom I am with for Gas and Leccy, I would have told her, nicely, to do one.

Pollycat

Toku-Floyd wrote: »

Saturday 10th August. About 1400hrs.
Young Lady came to the door asking about our Gas and Electricity supplier. She briefly flashed an ID card with "Money Saving Expert.Com" printed across the top, then proceeded to talk about how much we could be saving by changing supplier.
Her recommendation was for octopus power, when I would not change, she left.
Seemed legitimate, but I remember reading in here that you don't do this stuff.
Just thought I would mention it.

I don't entertain any unsolicited contacts - whether through email, phone or personal calls.
If I want something, I'll do the investigating.
She wouldn't even have got as far as 'briefly flashing an ID card'.

I_luv_cats

Womans Own website has; Breaking News, Sad Day for Martin Lewis, our prayers are with him.

Clickbait



leads to Mirror Banner with Martin Lewis lends a to British families revolutionary Home Based opportunity

Sept 11 2019

make an average of £5,790 today and quitting their jobs.

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TODAY on 'life death prizes' too (and 'Womans own' again!)