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Since this is a military oriented forum, I guess that would be a good focus for this topic, but I'm talking about any online scam at all.
And the reason I ask is that my 14-year-old daughter was a victim of the "FBI Virus" scam on her Android phone this past weekend. The "FBI Virus" is ransomware: you click on a link, install a video player, and you're a victim. You receive a message that your phone is locked and you must pay to unlock it. Sadly, my daughter paid - without telling Mom or Dad. She withdrew the money from a savings account we have established for her (and that I thought she did not have access to).
For what it's worth, here's a link about the "FBI Virus" scam associated with cell phones:
http://blog.yoocare.com/how-to-remove-fbi-virus-from-android-phone/
What about you? Ever been scammed online?
And the reason I ask is that my 14-year-old daughter was a victim of the "FBI Virus" scam on her Android phone this past weekend. The "FBI Virus" is ransomware: you click on a link, install a video player, and you're a victim. You receive a message that your phone is locked and you must pay to unlock it. Sadly, my daughter paid - without telling Mom or Dad. She withdrew the money from a savings account we have established for her (and that I thought she did not have access to).
For what it's worth, here's a link about the "FBI Virus" scam associated with cell phones:
http://blog.yoocare.com/how-to-remove-fbi-virus-from-android-phone/
What about you? Ever been scammed online?
Posted 10 y ago
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I haven't but a friend of mine got bilked out of $4000 buying a 4-wheeler on Ebay and paying by Western Union. NEVER pay by Western Union.
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SGT Richard H.
With this guy it could have been Ebay lol. He had (past tense) the worst luck of anyone I've ever known.
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SPC Fred Lytge
Not scams but, I and my now ex-wife had our Identity stolen, then our bank accnt. wiped out of all of our savings...took a long time to save it and a long time to get it back..
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SPC Fred Lytge
Not scams but, I and my now ex-wife had our Identity stolen, then our bank accnt. wiped out of all of our savings...took a long time to save it and a long time to get it back..
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