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Internet advert scams

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I am constantly getting these scam adverts when I’m on safari, normally it’s eBay that I am on and all of a sudden a pop up advert appears diverting me off my page and instigating that I am. Prize winner,,. Has any one else experienced these adverts ? I am just worried I’ve been hacked

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  • Cornucopia
    Cornucopia Posts: 16,471 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Do you have an ad blocker?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4,176 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 26 August 2018 at 4:24PM
    Yeah I get it randomly on my iPad. Just pops in on certain web pages, usually newspapers, claiming I've won an iPhone or similar. I just close the page, it's not a virus
  • I get it on my iPad when browsing eBay, I just hit the back button
  • Adly812
    Adly812 Posts: 579 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts
    Yes, it is normally eBay, suggesting I have won an iPhone , google spot prize winner. Sooo frustrating, I thought I had been hacked. All my settings are cleared, and I have my settings on secure on the highest security etc with my iPad .
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