I seriously doubted I had won anything either.

Friendly reminder for the day-

Obviously, there are things I cannot control. Same with my desktop. I don't use my phone for anything but the basics. As I said, I got every blocker and filter enabled, plus some add-ons. That's why I as surprised to see this scam. Very obvious when they don't even allow you to say "no." The only way to end it was to completely shut down my phone and re-set data.

I don't for a minute believe that my tracker blockers and other safe-ware are fully protecting me. But this was a first on my iPhone. I've never seen anything as insidious as this.

Thats why they cost upwards of $600. If it was just a phone, then you shouldn't pay more than $10 for it.
Sleeping under a tree for 20 years can make one fall far behind the times.

There are very few things I can't do on my phone that I would need a computer for.

is not being trapped in the ocean with thousands of strangers and not being able to get away from them.

That just does not sound like my idea of fun.

If you are romantically involved with your travel partner and the food is marvelous, a few days is probably fine.

But, of course, the winning a cruise letters and calls are bs.

says my gmail.
All I have to do is give them my bank details, and it will be deposited immeidately.

I guess I'm lucky

SO, you're right. No Macbook for me.

I have seen it a few times now... if i shut the tab, then re-open, it goes away.

Several times. Click ok, close the tab and open a new tab in safari.

And you're happy that it "went away?" Wow. You have more faith in scammers than do.

When the ONLY option you're presented with is to click OK, with no way to cancel or back out, I'd sooner throw my phone in the trash can.

Assumed it was a scam and moved on.

My Macbook arrived today.

Never on other sites I visit.

I closed it right away

Your cynicism is appreciated

Can I give it back?

to Ask the Admins. page.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1259

I'm tired of cheaters, scammers, crooks and the like.

about two weeks ago. I also re-started my phone to get rid of it. Hasn't happened on any other sites, just DU.

Side complaint: This site has become so ad heavy it doesn't run very well with Safari on my iPhone any longer. The Google app seems to work better.

They make adblock browser for android as well

This ain't my first day at the rodeo, kids. I see no ads on DU, not even since I stopped "donating." I have ad blockers, I have tracker blockers, you name it. That's why I was so surprised to see something like pop up on DU.

I use Firefox and can control settings so much more than Safari

Sometimes things will simply not function in Firefox, but work just fine in Safari. Rarely the other way around. I'm not saying that's a good thing, I'm just saying that I use them both for different reasons.

I thought it was legit, but wasn't interested.

It took me a few tries to get rid of it. I think I "restarted" my phone, although I can't recall exactly how I did it. I know I did not hit "accept". That I know.

I was tempted to alert on this post to bring it to some kind of review but I'm not sure a jury could really do anything about it. I wouldn't be reporting you so much as the fact that this post contains information relevant to the interests of our admins.

It's FRA-GEE-LAY.

Go to the tab at the top of the screen. Click on My Account. On that screen click on the tab that say "Star Membership". You pay what you can afford.

I finally stopped paying last year. I got my money's worth, as did Skinner.

I've been a member as long as you.

And my "daddy" didn't buy me any Atari.

I got to the point of looking at the "gifts" which also had hefty price tags - the iphones and the ipad and something else. I was tempted but really didn't believe it. I figured I'd somehow end up losing money on my "gift." So, I let it go both times. Wondering how to block future spam hoaxes now.