Genuine website fake email sign up box?
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Hi Guys.
Question for you. I was browsing a genuine website and a banner appeared for sign up for discount. Nothing seamed untoward.
Signed up gave my email fine and it gave a discount code. The code did not work. So I called up the company and they said they are looking in to this as it's not from their marketing team and unsure why this happened.
Is this a case someone has cocked up on their end and offered a discount greater than what they can offer or is it genuinely they have had their website "compromised"
As can someone just add a banner to a site with 0 access ?
Question for you. I was browsing a genuine website and a banner appeared for sign up for discount. Nothing seamed untoward.
Signed up gave my email fine and it gave a discount code. The code did not work. So I called up the company and they said they are looking in to this as it's not from their marketing team and unsure why this happened.
Is this a case someone has cocked up on their end and offered a discount greater than what they can offer or is it genuinely they have had their website "compromised"
As can someone just add a banner to a site with 0 access ?
It wasn't one of those 'cash-back schemes' at checkout was it, where it looks like it's an offer directly from the website but you're actually signing up for a discount and then pay for the service monthly.
Moonpig has one, and despite moaning about it they refuse to remove it because 'some customers may find it beneficial'...and they get kick-backs.
Moonpig has one, and despite moaning about it they refuse to remove it because 'some customers may find it beneficial'...and they get kick-backs.
mmm-five said:
It wasn't one of those 'cash-back schemes' at checkout was it, where it looks like it's an offer directly from the website but you're actually signing up for a discount and then pay for the service monthly.
Moonpig has one, and despite moaning about it they refuse to remove it because 'some customers may find it beneficial'...and they get kick-backs.
No. was before purchase. They tickets only went on sale today. Basically said: Sing up to receive you exclusive ticket discount. Same banner once signed up gave a codeMoonpig has one, and despite moaning about it they refuse to remove it because 'some customers may find it beneficial'...and they get kick-backs.
They are saying it wasn't an offer from them. But don't aper to know how the banner got on their website and say it's not a breach of any data.
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