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esprit111 · October 6th, 2013, 09:13

I am in England, so this may not be relevant elsewhere.

Last week all of a sudden my computer screen changed and I got a screen saying that my computer was now being controlled by some police department and that I had violated some UK law and Interpol law about viewing child porn (which I hadn't and never will).
My name even appeared on the screen.

There was a demand to pay a fine, but I was so flummoxed and scared I just tried to close down the computer but I could't do anything - I still had this police notice on screen - I couldn't remove it - so I just unplugged everything.

I then plugged everything back in, restarted the computer and all was well and working normally. There has been no further incidents and no knock on the door. so I assume it was a very clever scam.

I can't remember what site it was I was viewing, but it was one I have logged onto many times.

All I can say is that at the time it was very very scary.

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October 6th, 2013, 09:13	#3
esprit111 STANDARD Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: England Posts: 51 : 0 For This Post 17 Total	I am in England, so this may not be relevant elsewhere. Last week all of a sudden my computer screen changed and I got a screen saying that my computer was now being controlled by some police department and that I had violated some UK law and Interpol law about viewing child porn (which I hadn't and never will). My name even appeared on the screen. There was a demand to pay a fine, but I was so flummoxed and scared I just tried to close down the computer but I could't do anything - I still had this police notice on screen - I couldn't remove it - so I just unplugged everything. I then plugged everything back in, restarted the computer and all was well and working normally. There has been no further incidents and no knock on the door. so I assume it was a very clever scam. I can't remember what site it was I was viewing, but it was one I have logged onto many times. All I can say is that at the time it was very very scary.