Re: How do I get rid of an aggressive/relentless pop-up?

....
: | it may be a legitimate site, and this
may explain why it is not being
: | recognised as rogue or malicious. This
has made me wonder if I, or someone
: | else in my family, has inadvertantly
accepted something that they shouldn't
: | have. But even if that is the case, the
demand for payment is highly
: | abnormal. Whenever I have purchased
anything on-line I am required to
: | immediately submit my credit card
details before I receive any item. This
: | one, however, claims that I already have
the item "sexxxpassport" whatever
: | that is, and now I am due to make
payment. I have never encountered a...
....

Yes, it is a legit site in the sense that
it's real. But that's as far as their
legitimacy seems to go. I did a little
research and they definitely appear to be
flying below the radar in several areas of
ethical and scrupolous operations. IMO they
look like the extortionists you actually
describe them to be.
Their MO isn't all that new; these things
depend on people paying the fees to avoid
embarassment and the hassles. They aren't
legitimate or they wouldn't be trespassing
your system the way they're doing.
Personally, I would look into who to
report them to (oftel?) and see if they've
broken any laws, but I don't know how easy
that is to do in the UK.
If you feel the need to pursue the
matter, my advice would be don't. Let them
float away like the rubbish they are. That
is, as long as you're certain no one in your
house signed up for an anything. Even if
you think they might have, insist of proof
before you pay them anything. They won't
have the proof most likely and without it,
of course ... .



Here's their whois info:
Location: United Kingdom [City: Nottingham,
England]

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netname: GIS-MB-GRIFFIN
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tech-c: GNOC1
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role: Griffin Internet Contact
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address: 20 St Christophers Way
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address: DE24 8JY
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e-mail: ***@griffin.com
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remarks: * located at LINX, MaNAP and
eXchange Point
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0804
remarks: * Fax: +44 870 804 0805
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person: Adrian Sunderland
address: Griffin Internet
address: Sidney Robinson Business Park
address: Ascot Drive
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address: United Kingdom
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