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Thread ID: 119407 2011-07-21 21:55:00 PC users lose $10m to fake computer virus scam Trev (427) PC World Chat
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1218195 2011-07-21 21:55:00 Here. (www.nzherald.co.nz)
:)
Trev (427)
1218196 2011-07-21 21:56:00 And here pressf1.co.nz Speedy Gonzales (78)
1218197 2011-07-21 22:09:00 This scam has been well publicised. I am surprised people are still falling for it. Bobh (5192)
1218198 2011-07-21 22:11:00 Here. (www.nzherald.co.nz)
:)
And here (en.wikipedia.org)
R2x1 (4628)
1218199 2011-07-21 22:19:00 Con-men are fed by suckers. Bobh (5192)
1218200 2011-07-21 22:26:00 However, $10,000,000.00 probably is only a fraction of the amount creamed off by Norton "Security", and at least the spammers leave your computer running pretty much at it's former speed. R2x1 (4628)
1218201 2011-07-21 22:31:00 Same ol Same ol, there will always be scammers and always be people that get suckered in.

One part of the article made me :)


And I'm nearly computer illiterate, so when I saw them opening up what looked like viruses in my computer

So the guy doesn't a lot about computers (no problems there) but if so how does he know what a virus looks like then ?:confused: :rolleyes:
wainuitech (129)
1218202 2011-07-21 22:32:00 Born for Apple? R2x1 (4628)
1218203 2011-07-21 23:09:00 Had one of these guys call again the other day. Dad asked them if they had read the newspaper and said their scam was on the front page :lol: pcuser42 (130)
1218204 2011-07-21 23:10:00 "Do you still have the box the computer came in, sir? Pack it up and take it back to the store and tell them you're too stupid to own it." johcar (6283)
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