Fake GT Sport Beta sign up Ad spotted

[digitalwolf]

I spotted this ad on N4G, I don't think it's legit and i didn't put my email into it. But I wanted to post here to ask if anyone had heard of this?

This is the link it points to which it self doesn't seem malicious (but i do have ad blocker enabled), and lack all branding related to GT and seems to use GT6 screenshots.

http://gts-beta-alert.kickoffpages.com/

I have already emailed N4G about this ad but it may show up elsewhere.

 

[JKgo]

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Where's this ad? I see only a link about GTS Beta beginning early 2016.

Edit: So it's just a link to receive newsletters, not a sign up for GTS beta itself. Yup, false alarm.

 

[digitalwolf]

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Where's this ad? I see only a link about GTS Beta beginning early 2016.

That link says that and it points to the URL i have linked below the image.

 

[RACECAR]

"Start tracking GTS with Releases.com's release date alert service and be notified when the GTS beta launches. We don't spam our members, we will only notify you about important info regarding the Grand Turismo SPORT release."

Feel like that right there is abit of a red flag.

 

[KiroKai]

The url itself gives it away...

 

[photonrider]

The premise here is about signing up for NEWS of the Beta Release, not signing up as a Beta tester.

 

[Huks]

The privacy policy page has the email vegard@havamedia.com. That wouldn't happen to be @Vegard by any chance, would it?

 

[FoRiZon]

Its a spambot using https://kickoffpages.com/ as their service.

 

[chzsln485]

Lack of Polyphony/Sony/PlayStation/Gran Turismo logos is dodgy. Random email in privacy policy is dodgy. Use of GT5 (possibly even Prologue) screenshots is dodgy. No mention of this from any official sources (PitStop Blog, PlayStation Blog, Gran Turismo website) is dodgy.

Conclusion: dodgy.

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Yea i saw that in fact is there right now

Well whatever it is Atleast it's doing more advertising then PD and Sony are for GTS

 

[novcze]

I spotted this ad on N4G, I don't think it's legit and i didn't put my email into it. But I wanted to post here to ask if anyone had heard of this?



This is the link it points to which it self doesn't seem malicious (but i do have ad blocker enabled), and lack all branding related to GT and seems to use GT6 screenshots.

http://gts-beta-alert.kickoffpages.com/

I have already emailed N4G about this ad but it may show up elsewhere.

it's advertisement for http://www.releases.com/ not sign-up for GT Sport beta ... nothing malicious going on

 

[gtracedriver1]

Yes I saw it too in n4g and gave the email address