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roadmaster
07-05-2012, 11:11 PM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/07/04/ottawa-reveton-trojan-rcmp-ranson-warning-scam.html

The first examples of the scam in Canada earlier this year purported to be from CSIS. After the computer freezes, a pop-up message appears saying the computer has been linked to the downloading of child pornography. It tells users they can unfreeze their computer by making a $100 payment through an online channel such as Ukash or PaySafe.

"More recently they've been claiming that the illegal behavior the consumer is accused of is downloading music," said Williams.


I just wonder how many people sent them a $100

MMC
07-05-2012, 11:48 PM
Did they think about turning their puters off?

Peter1469
07-06-2012, 01:33 PM
I'd erase the hard drive and reload the factory software.