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Beware bookies' software scams 21:07 - Apr 5 with 1195 views

Heard a report on BBCR4 'You and Yours' (of all places!) that bookies have been placing into customers' computers without warning, software which tracks every bet you make (it's called iesnare, made by iovation.com). This means you could be prevented from opening a new account with a different card by some bookies, as they simply track your IP address.

As per usual, it's only winning punters who are targeted.

The very articulate guest speaker has his own website where you can look it all up - apart from anything else, the breaking of data protection & setting up of unannounced software on customers' devices is pretty scandalous, never mind the betting side of things.

https://justiceforpunters.org/

You'll have to look on that website for the pages referring to this specific scam, as it won't let me link to them directly.

Worth doing a search on your devices to see if it's already there methinks.

[Post edited 5 Apr 2017 21:10]


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Beware bookies' software scams on 21:09 - Apr 5 with 1155 views

Mullet

One of the reasons the industry is disgusting and dangerous.

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Beware bookies' software scams on 21:11 - Apr 5 with 1159 views

MJallday

interesting. its basically an ip tracker. so it helps if you use tor or vpn

heres a good site to see if youve got it, and how to get rid of it

http://www.matchedbettingguy.com/how-to-block-ie-snare/

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Beware bookies' software scams on 21:13 - Apr 5 with 1149 views

J2BLUE

My mate mentioned this. I assumed he was talking rubbish. Just did a search and I don't have it.

Good info though thank you.

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Beware bookies' software scams on 21:13 - Apr 5 with 1141 views

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Worth reading the Ts and Cs when you sign up, too.

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Beware bookies' software scams on 21:30 - Apr 5 with 1073 views

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Beware bookies' software scams on 21:11 - Apr 5 by MJallday
interesting. its basically an ip tracker. so it helps if you use tor or vpn heres a good site to see if youve got it, and how to get rid of it http://www.matchedbettingguy.com/how-to-block-ie-snare/

Edited as info was wrong!

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Beware bookies' software scams on 07:07 - Apr 6 with 893 views

bluelagos

So if you are a winning punter, they will be able to refuse you opening an account, but they will continue to welcome losing ones.

Guess that won't be a problem for many Twtdrs then.

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Beware bookies' software scams on 07:26 - Apr 6 with 863 views

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Beware bookies' software scams on 21:09 - Apr 5 by Mullet
One of the reasons the industry is disgusting and dangerous.

Is that because they prey on the vulnerable and the easily led?

Beware bookies' software scams on 07:54 - Apr 6 with 825 views

Mark

Even without this software, I understand each one monitors customers and if they win money over time they remove promotions, close their accounts or limit them to betting a few pence. So if you have bookie accounts that remain open and unrestricted you are probably losing money with them.

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