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VM "The Connection"

I just tried to get onto the VM The Connection site and got

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Your connection is not secure

The owner of www.theconnectionvirginmedia.com has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website.

:p::p::p::p::p::p::p::p:

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www.theconnectionvirginmedia.com uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired on 18 December 2018 16:26. The current time is 07 January 2019 14:04. Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE

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I received this minutes before:

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Congratulations - you're a winner in our monthly prize draw!

Thanks for taking part in The Connection - your contributions have been greatly appreciated.

In order for us to send you your £25 PayPal payment, could you please send us the email address that your PayPal account is registered with to claire@theconnectionvirginmedia.com. You will then receive your prize within 14 working days.

Congratulations once again and we look forward to hearing more from you on The Connection.

Claire
The Connection Panel Manager

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Well you've won ! Better send off your details immediately ;)

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I've emailed the messages to Claire to see what she will do, or say.

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Is this site legit i thought it was an obvious scam, not really sure anymore judging by Tafs replies?

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It’s safe it’s part of the customer feedback program

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An expired certificate is not necessarily a sign of a scam site. I've seen it a few times on trusted sites. Often (at least in the past) has been due to self certification.
In the main there is nothing wrong with that as long as you remember to renew it, humans being humans quite often forget until reminded.:)

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I had it on Sky News a couple of times before Christmas.

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No reply from Claire, and the security issue is still seen by Firefox.

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Hi Taf, I'm also a member of the Connection, it is offline for the present. There is a holding page visible using Chrome which states

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Welcome to The Connection
A huge thank you to all our Connection members for their contribution over the course of 2018. Your feedback has been used across multiple areas of the Virgin Media business to make sure we consider customer needs.

This site is currently on hold for the moment. We will be in touch in the future when we have further questions.

Best wishes,

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Hmm... no £25 prize for me then :(

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I would say, don't give up hope. As per your original post,

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You will then receive your prize within 14 working days.

Fingers crossed for you that Claire will respond to you quickly. I would check my spam/junk folder just to be on the side of caution

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Still no reply from emails to The Connection, or from a thread in the VM tech chatter forums.

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And still no reply from The Connection, or from a thread in the VM tech chatter forums. :dozey:

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It normally takes a week or 2 for a reply on the VM forum.

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Just had an email from paypal

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Verve Partners Limited sent you £26.11 GBP

I suppose that is the prize?