Popup with 2015 Orcon Internet Ltd Survey

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alexx

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#166269 8-Mar-2015 00:23

Several hours ago I noticed this popup claiming to be a 2015 Orcon Internet Ltd Survey.
I'm not sure how long it has been sitting behind the main window.

It looks pretty dodgy and making a quick search for marketresearchglobal.com suggests that it could be some sort of scam.

Perhaps someone can confirm, but I decided to close the window and not enter anything. Just posting as a warning to others who might be inclined to think it was legit.

Edit: fixed some typos.

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l43a2

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#1253094 8-Mar-2015 00:32

looks pretty scammy.

FireEngine

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#1253117 8-Mar-2015 07:14

No link to legit Orcon activity, they are just pulling the name from the ip address space.

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alliao

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#1253241 8-Mar-2015 11:40

damn these are getting pretty creative...

scottr

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#1253466 8-Mar-2015 17:20

Complete scam, have seen these pop up across the rest of the group as well (CallPlus Business, Slingshot).

It read's your IP, determines who own's it and presents a 4 question survey that's not relevant at all (things like 'did you hear about [isp] on Hulu/Netflix?). then it'll offer you a choice between 3 prizes (tablet or similar), and all you need to do is pay $1 from your credit card for postage. Then you're off to a completely different site to complete the deal, where there's small print saying you're be charged a large amount a month for being part of some promotion thing.

I got this pop-up myself, so followed it through to see where it ended (didn't put the credit-card in of course ;)

hio77

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#1253475 8-Mar-2015 17:38

i saw the same thing today (i forget what site it came off) but for Vodafone instead.

closed it pretty fast realizing exactly what it was before even really looking..

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FlameBeard

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#1253881 9-Mar-2015 11:27

I think I am pretty safe in saying anyone legitimate doesn't really use pop ups.

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