It's not a coincidence, I think they just make a generic page for every single book with a query parameter ?bookname=abc
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Crafty scam - A whole fake forum!
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Last edited by xoggoth; 31 January 2021, 10:46. -
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
Try looking for Arse Ticklers and Faggots Fan Club by AtW and see if the same thing happens.
YouTube - Lock Stock - Arse Tickler's Faggots Fan Club
The only other result was a dodgy looking site called "Contractor UK". I'd steer well clear!Leave a comment:
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It's not a coincidence, I think they just make a generic page for every single book with a query parameter ?bookname=abc
They probably then have a master page with every single ISBN/book from some pilfered database of every book in existence.
Then they just get google to index their site, google thinks oh this is a site with a list of every book ever made, indexes a link to page.html?bookname=python for dummies etc. etc.
You click the link on google, it generates a fake page based on the query parameter
et voila
That is my guess, unless they have some way of taking your google search query and feeding it in, which is also a possibility - sometimes you google something like 'specific model 33boobs plasma television' and you get an advert in the side bar like 'ebay buy and sell specific model 33boobs plasma television and many others items today!' and it links to an ebay search for what you typed in.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostProbably lots of fake sites selling popular stuff but not sure I understand how a bot would come up with that header post or why it would be worth it. Your interest must be one in millions.
Try looking for Arse Ticklers and Faggots Fan Club by AtW and see if the same thing happens.Leave a comment:
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Hey there! Anglo-Norman antiquities considered : in a tour through part of Normandy, by Doctor Ducarel, 1767. Illustrated with twenty-seven copper-plateLast edited by xoggoth; 31 January 2021, 10:13.Leave a comment:
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Crafty scam - A whole fake forum!
I was searching for an obscure ebook, when as luck would have it (so I thought) I came across a forum thread that discussed that very book!
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Jack
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January 28, 2021 02:00 PM
Hey there! Anglo-Norman antiquities considered : in a tour through part of Normandy, by Doctor Ducarel, 1767. Illustrated with twenty-seven copper-plates. searched all the web couldn't find anywhere.
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January 28, 2021 02:34 PM
Here is the link, was searching for this myself for a long time, found only on this fileshare.
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Jack
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January 28, 2021 02:39 PM
But it requires CC.
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January 29, 2021 11:58 AM
Yes, just fill it in, its trusted site.
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Jack
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January 29, 2021 01:25 PM
Thanks, the CC is just to make sure you aren't a bot.
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January 30, 2021 08:24 PM
Thanks guys, looked for this long time too.
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William
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January 30, 2021 10:46 PM
Oh man, that's great, thank, solid website, entered CC and just got what I needed.
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January 30, 2021 11:19 AM
Topic is closed.
So someone has created a whole fake bulletin board discussion generator to lure unsuspecting ebook searchers to hand out their credit card details.
(Clicking on the user names and similar popped up a message saying "site under maintenance".)
Also, I just noticed the datetime the Admin closed the thread precedes that of the previous comment (unless I made mistake copying and pasting the posts - Can't be bothered to check now.)
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