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Madison

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« on: 18 January 2011, 11:57:11 pm »
Hi ladies,

I just wanted to post this in case something fishy really is going on.

Well since craigslist has gone away, another site I have been posting on is ukclassifieds.co.uk. Up until yesterday it seemed pretty solid as they have both escort and massage sections plus it's always free.

As of yesterday, when I was trying to post, I was directed to a page saying I had to pay ?5 to place my ad, via paypal. I assumed they were now charging for the personal services category, so I went ahead and paid it.
Today I was posting again, and was just about to pay once again, when I noticed that I had already recieved an email confirmation saying my ad had been posted (thank goodness for real time updates on gmail!). So I went to search for it, and sure enought it was already live on the site, without my having paid for it.

Then I searched for yesterday's ad and sure enough it was nowhere to be found, even though the ?5 had been taken from bank account already.

So yeah, I went ahead and emailed ukclassifieds to find out what it's all about(and ask for my money back), but I thought I would get the word out before anyone else gets screwed out of some money as well. I mean, I know it's only ?5 but to me it's more about the principal of the matter.
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Re: Ukclassifieds
« Reply #1 on: 19 January 2011, 05:42:08 am »
Sounds like a bug to me, seems pretty inconclusive...

maybe they detected multiple identical ads from the same IP and only allowed one? Why post two in two days anyway, it seems pretty spammy..
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Re: Ukclassifieds
« Reply #2 on: 19 January 2011, 09:52:44 am »
Quote from: Nanako on 19 January 2011, 05:42:08 am
Sounds like a bug to me, seems pretty inconclusive...

maybe they detected multiple identical ads from the same IP and only allowed one? Why post two in two days anyway, it seems pretty spammy..

Nanako, it's quite likely that the site (especially if they are now charging for adult advertisements) require posters to re-post their ads daily. Or it might just be the most effective way to use the site. Unless you own the site in question, or at least visit it frequently, it's probably best not to criticise how the people who do use it, do so.

I think Madison's warning is a valid one - if nothing else, the issue is a puzzling one, and it could well turn out to be a risk others want to avoid. Please refrain from criticising any posters here or responding so negatively to a post - helpful replies ONLY. If you are concerned with someone's behaviour or the content of someone's posts, please inform any mod and we'll help you deal with it in order to avoid you having to make rude comments. :)

Madison - thanks for posting. Let us know if you hear anything back from UKClassifieds!
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Re: Ukclassifieds
« Reply #3 on: 19 January 2011, 11:20:07 am »
Quote from: EmilyJones on 19 January 2011, 09:52:44 am
Quote from: Nanako on 19 January 2011, 05:42:08 am
Sounds like a bug to me, seems pretty inconclusive...

maybe they detected multiple identical ads from the same IP and only allowed one? Why post two in two days anyway, it seems pretty spammy..

Nanako, it's quite likely that the site (especially if they are now charging for adult advertisements) require posters to re-post their ads daily. Or it might just be the most effective way to use the site. Unless you own the site in question, or at least visit it frequently, it's probably best not to criticise how the people who do use it, do so.

I think Madison's warning is a valid one - if nothing else, the issue is a puzzling one, and it could well turn out to be a risk others want to avoid. Please refrain from criticising any posters here or responding so negatively to a post - helpful replies ONLY. If you are concerned with someone's behaviour or the content of someone's posts, please inform any mod and we'll help you deal with it in order to avoid you having to make rude comments. :)

Madison - thanks for posting. Let us know if you hear anything back from UKClassifieds!

Agreed.

Madison, did you receive an email receipt from the site for your ?5? It sounds very odd, and I would definitely run a solid virus checker on your computer just in case - it's not unknown for payment processers to be faked and redirect you to another site which harvests your card details, although I don't want to scaremonger because I don't know that much about it. Keep an eye out for any unusual payments on your card and alert your bank straight away if anything seems untoward.

Meanwhile, please do let us know if you get a response from the site.
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Re: Ukclassifieds
« Reply #4 on: 19 January 2011, 11:53:30 am »
Quote from: EmilyJones on 19 January 2011, 09:52:44 am
Quote from: Nanako on 19 January 2011, 05:42:08 am
Sounds like a bug to me, seems pretty inconclusive...

maybe they detected multiple identical ads from the same IP and only allowed one? Why post two in two days anyway, it seems pretty spammy..

Nanako, it's quite likely that the site (especially if they are now charging for adult advertisements) require posters to re-post their ads daily.

The site allows placing of ads with a defined end date. I've just successfully placed one which expires in 2035

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Or it might just be the most effective way to use the site.

This is pretty much what I was getting at. The most effective way to use google, from a profit making perspective, used to be spamming keywords as much as possible to get top search rankings. But google is well within their right to add measures to curtail that which seems to be an abuse of their services. If the site provides a feature to allow lasting ads, then repeatedly reposting an ad to get more exposure does seem pretty spammy.

The comment was offhand and not intended to be malicious, I'm sorry :(
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think Madison's warning is a valid one - if nothing else, the issue is a puzzling one, and it could well turn out to be a risk others want to avoid.

Just to be sure I'm understanding:

1. paid for an ad, did not get it
2. Next day, went to pay for another, but did not complete the transaction
3. Noticed an email confirming an ad had been posted

To my mind, it seems that the advert merely took a day to get through/approved/whatever. Madison paid for only one ad, and recieved only one ad. That doesn't seem problematic to me.

I can confirm that putting an ad in the personal services category has a charge, though.

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Please refrain from criticising any posters here or responding so negatively to a post - helpful replies ONLY.

Understood. I hope this has been helpful enough ^_^
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Re: Ukclassifieds
« Reply #5 on: 19 January 2011, 06:54:28 pm »
Madison

I'm currently having problems yet again with my card details having been accessed online somehow(I don't use my cards for anything BUT internet shopping), and people buying thing with it.

I am currently trying to find out what is going on because this is happening to me approximately every 6 months. I'm thinking it's either a key logger, a site passing on my details or something more sinister. Funnily enough the last two attempts have involved paypal. The first was a paypal account I didn't realise I'd set up when paying to enter a charity event. This was hacked, password changed(I ignored the paypal emails informing me thinking they were spam as my main paypal account is linked to a different email), email changed and card charged with some transactions. Second time someone has topped their phone up and ordered something from Creative Labs using a paypal account(not mine this time but my card funding it!!!!!). Luckily paypal noticed something amiss(like they did last time when addresses for card, account, paypal and delivery were all different) and have refunded the ?300. Currently wondering who "MC CSN-Enterprises" is and have I bought anything from them.

Sorry for going off topid, what I'm trying to say is there can be some very scary things going on online and you need to keep an eye out all the time.
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Re: Ukclassifieds
« Reply #6 on: 20 January 2011, 06:30:00 pm »
I'm on my phone so can't check but I have them Ruth, think it's my tracker or punternet! X
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Re: Ukclassifieds
« Reply #7 on: 21 January 2011, 11:47:14 am »
I decided to have a look see. Basically it seems that the ?5 payment is optional. I posted an add and when the payment section came up I just closed the site. My add still went online though and is still there 2days later.
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