How to stop junk from facebook/MSE

Brian251

Hi, I’m new here and looking for some advice please.

I’m a member of a music forum and have recently started getting unsolicited messages when I’m on that site. I’m on various other music forums, but this is only happening on one of them

They are coming from FACEBOOK and are linked to an offer of £200 from ALDI.
However, they seem to be coming via the MONEY SAVING EXPERT site.

I’m not a member of FACEBOOK, but my wife is and both of our I PADS seemed to be linked somehow.

This ALDI/FACEBBOK garbage is a complete nuisance and I want it to stop, but dont know how.

I cant get out of these pop ups unless I leave the site altogether. But the next time I go back on site, the pop up happens again. Hugely frustrating!!

I’m not very computer savvy I’m afraid, but can anyone make any suggestions.

Thanks

JJ_Egan

What money saving site have you checked its address .
Facebook is an advertising site pure and simple .

ifstar

Use a browser with ad blocking and pop up blocking. On my phone I use one called brave.

Brian251

Thanks to both for your replies.

When the pop up appears, it is coming via MONEY SAVING EXPERT. Here is what I’m receiving.
( actually, this site/forum is not allowing me to post the complete link, which is fine. Here is a shortened version of where it is coming from.)

....eu.moneysavingexpertbroadband.world

It’s says CONGRATULATIONS.
And then gives me the chance to CANCEL. When I try to cancel, it takes me to the next stage anyway !!!
I then cant get out of that without closing the whole thing down, which means leaving the site I want to visit. Frustrating.... oh yes !

I dont know if this crap is coming from FACEBOOK or MONEY SAVING EXPERT, but I want it to stop.

I’m afraid I dont know how to work an ad blocker.

elsien

The site you've tried to link to is nothing to do with this website, it's someone using the name to try to confer legitimacy.
As opposed to the cancel button, does the pop up not have the little cross in the corner you can use to shut it down instead?
Try the ad blocker and ask on here if you get stuck setting it up.

For info, if you want to post links as a newbie put up a broken link (with a gal I. It) and someone can correct it for you.

debitcardmayhem

That is not from MSE look here https://www.whois.com/whois/moneysavingexpertbroadband.world

Brian251

Thanks for the clarification re the source.

As I said, its a big bad world out there, of which I know very little.

aerostar

Some one beat me to it on info above


Has nothing to do with moneysavingexpert.com.


Some info resulting from your post - the domain was only set up 4 days ago !!


moneysavingexpertbroadband.world

Doing a WHOIS results

Domain name info
Dates 4 days old
Created on 2019-03-21
Expires on 2020-03-21
Updated on 2019-03-21


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IP Address 104.31.73.57 is hosted on a dedicated server


IP Location United States - California - San Francisco - Cloudflare Inc.

Doozergirl

It's not from MSE and it's probably not from Facebook either. These people try to disguise themselves as something legitimate - eg. a friend or a trusted website.

If you don't have facebook messenger on your ipad then no one can be sending (your wife) messages from it. And they'd need to be friends with your wife to send her messages directly - or you'd get a message from facebook telling you that someone she isn't friends with is requesting to send a message, which you can then decline, and the person blocked.

You must look at the exact difference in the web addresses or you could potentially also get caught out when receiving spam emails or even trying to use what you think is a legitimate website.

Cisser

I think i should check it out.

debitcardmayhem

On safari on iOs you can block specific websites https://www.imore.com/how-block-specific-websites-being-accessed-safari-iphone-and-ipad#block-12