deltic1989
Established Member
This evening, I was browsing youtube watching videos, when all of a sudden my computer screen turned white and displayed a message claiming to be from the Metropolitan Police Service.
The message told me that Illegal files had been found on my computer and that it had been locked, and true enough I couldn't access any of my programs or files.
The message demanded that I pay a 'fine' of £100 to unlock my computer.
It goes without saying that this is a scam, and what is really worrying is that it slipped in without alerting any of my anti virus software.
Luckily I had a friend on hand who is more computer literate than me to help me get rid of it.
It has gone away after starting my computer in safe mode with command prompt and performing a system restore.
The page does look rather convincing and it could lure the unsuspecting into parting with their hard earned cash.
A quick google, revealed that this scam has turned up all over the world claiming to be from various law enforcement agencies but always with the same basic idea.
I just thought I would post a warning to make people aware of this so that they can be on their guard.
The message told me that Illegal files had been found on my computer and that it had been locked, and true enough I couldn't access any of my programs or files.
The message demanded that I pay a 'fine' of £100 to unlock my computer.
It goes without saying that this is a scam, and what is really worrying is that it slipped in without alerting any of my anti virus software.
Luckily I had a friend on hand who is more computer literate than me to help me get rid of it.
It has gone away after starting my computer in safe mode with command prompt and performing a system restore.
The page does look rather convincing and it could lure the unsuspecting into parting with their hard earned cash.
A quick google, revealed that this scam has turned up all over the world claiming to be from various law enforcement agencies but always with the same basic idea.
I just thought I would post a warning to make people aware of this so that they can be on their guard.