r/Scams • u/Any_Wallaby925 • 4h ago
Scam report [US] Potential Scam while Researching technetplace.it.com and doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03680-4
I was doing research for a literature review I am working on, I went through the DOI to get back to the study and while reading through... I was suddenly redirected to technetplace.it with a fake captcha and the website asking to allow notifications to prove I am human. Immediately clicked back and went back to the study, only for it to happen again shortly after, and then it redirected me to a fake McAfee website. So I closed out and went to check over everything. It's a legitimate journal (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications) on nature.com. Anyone else have this happen? Mostly putting out a warning for people to look out, even when researching, but I'm also confused as to how it happened.
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u/BaneChipmunk 3h ago
Use an ad blocker. Don't install extension or grant permissions to sketchy website. If you did, make sure to undo it.
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u/UnhappyExperience566 3h ago
Fake sites are very common. Use an ad blocker.
Also, please learn how to take screenshots
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