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I saw an ad that mustn't be here because it is misleading. It leads people to fake websites making them trade with bitcoins. The website doesn't have any contact information, all the links inside are leadign to the bitcoin bank. You are YAHOO after all and shouldn't let such ads to appear

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Maria Kavlakova shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
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Hi there, I’m sorry to hear that! We are unable to assist with any product order issues or returns. You would need to contact that company directly for further assistance with a product purchase as Yahoo is not affiliated with those Ads.

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  • James Tupper commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please stop letting fraudulent ads post so prominently on yqhoo. Merrell Outlets is a completely fraudulent website yet continues to occupy prime spots on Yahoo news daily.

  • David Kriss commented  ·   ·  Report

    I see a lot of ads for power saving devices and TV antennas that make outrageous claims. A quick search shows that they are all scams. Why do you advertise this garbage?

  • Ray Gutierrez commented  ·   ·  Report

    You will be facing a lawsuit against these companies, and The Attorney of my State, will issue and serve cease and desist letters against Yahoo.
    Your company has stooped to the lowest levels in media, and I hope they take Yahoo License away.

  • Ray Gutierrez commented  ·   ·  Report

    There is obvious website that is a scam, and Yahoo is allowing them to advertise for the sake of money.

    It is beyond ridiculous that Yahoo would allow:

    https://www.mybedlife.com/collections/Guitar-64ae22e6a9ca0

    with a clear intention to defraud American Consumers, with a obvious attempt to use brand names, to hurt American Companies in an attack by a Chinese Company. These Companies like Gibson, PRS, Taylor and Jackson are established names in America, and Yahoo is acting as a co-conspirator, by taking commercial Advertising and allowing them to post brands and prices way below the cost to produce these.

    I have contacted all the companies involved. Secondly, I am also contacting my State Attorney to follow up legally against Yahoo and this Chinese Company.

  • David L Levinson commented  ·   ·  Report

    Do you check the authenticity of ads that you promote on your site? For example BBB purported ad appearing on your home page today appears not to be authentic and many have indicated its a scam. What does yahoo do to prevent false advertising, if anything, on its home page?

  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Report

    They sent me a bra sized for a tiny person under 100 pounds even though I asked for 3X. Then they sent me this written in (I think) German:
    (even though they self identified as Chinese):

    We are sorry to hear that this bra size does not fit you and you want to change your size.
    If you want to return the item, you need to bear the shipping cost and ship the item back to China according to our policy. Also, we would like to inform you that our company offers you a $20 discount which you can use when ordering a new bra. You can leave the originals with your family and friends or resell them locally. At the same time, you don't have to worry about returning to China, saving you high shipping costs and a long return procedure. See if you can take advantage of this offer?
    We look forward to hearing from you soon.
    I wish you a nice day!

    They also disappeared from PayPal after receiving my payment there.

    Crooks. They are crooks. They also use pass thru shipping addresses so you can't find out where they are at. Notice no return address in their reply.

  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please provide a space to identify advertiser scams. You carry a lot of them. There is no place to get a refund or lodge a complaint.

  • Marc Lasko commented  ·   ·  Report

    Another idea is you could allow a comment section to appear after the ads or other news so that people can leave a message that can be seen after the add that can alert them if it is a scam or the news is wrong or incomplete. The section could be the length of one line so it does not take up too much space. For example someone can say "THIS IS A SCAM"

  • Marc Lasko commented  ·   ·  Report

    Seeing the number of people complaining about your ads that are scammers maybe law enforcement should also look into filing charges against you for allowing these scammers to conduct these scams on your web page. It's not like victims are not sending you messages about these scammers you allow to post ads for long periods of time.

  • Marc Lasko commented  ·   ·  Report

    I found their are a lot of ads selling cheap products that are obviously suspect. For example a product that goes for around $1000 and is being sold for $29.99 and no one at YAHOO wonders if this is a scam. All they have to do is enter the site name or the parent company name into their own search engine and a site with that name and the word scam shows up as a result. You would think YAHOO must be paid a lot of advertising fees to not look at what they are advertising.

  • Marc Lasko commented  ·   ·  Report

    Have someone read the sale ad and research if it is a scam. Most of them are reported online early even when law enforcement does not want to do their job and look into them. The government and local authorities spend alot on tax payers money building and funding agencies to investigate cyber crimes. So why are the same scams being used by the same people and law enforcement does nothing.

  • Robin Kane commented  ·   ·  Report

    Be responsible for your advertisers. I opened an Ad on the Yahoo main page from CCtCart. Placed an order, they charged my credit card and then all contact just disappeared. Did it sound too good to be true? Yes, but it was on the Yahoo main page. I'm out $55.99

  • TERRY LUCAS commented  ·   ·  Report

    Monitor your sellers, which is easily be checked online !!!

  • Daniel Rouse commented  ·   ·  Report

    I hate the ads but won't pay for Premium. At least the ads should not be scam sites.

  • Daniel Rouse commented  ·   ·  Report

    Clicked the thing to get it to finally go away, and TrendMicro AntiVirus plus Security blocks the ad destination as a scam site.

  • Carol Morris commented  ·   ·  Report

    I ordered a raised garden from one of your advertisers and needed to contact them. When I tried with the email address listed it came back as an invalid email.

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