Hello

This is a scam

Use the ad blocking software such as AdBlock, uBlock, etc.....

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Hi olderdirt02

 

Welcome to the Community Forums.

 

They can be but it is difficult to generalise other than to say that popups need to be treated carefully & in context. And in my view one should not browse without having a good ad/popup blocker in place to allow one more discrimination as to what one allows through and not. 

 

Good free Ad Blocker like the ones suggested below:

 

For Internet Explorer Ad Block Plus: https://adblockplus.org/

 

For Firefox uBlock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/?src=ss or Privacy Badger: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/privacy-badger-firefox/



 

Google Chrome uBlock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en or Privacy Badger: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp

 

And recently verrsion of both AdBlocker Plus & uBlock Origin cvan now be applied to Edge when installed from the Windows Store.

 

I would get yourself kitted out with the appropriate one for the browser you use, and you should be significantly safer.

 

Hope that helps?

 

Regards, Baldrick

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