| Scareware Fraudster Fined $163 Million
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engine
msg:4503504 | 3:17 pm on Oct 3, 2012 (gmt 0) |
I remember seeing those, or similar ads going round. I'm sure they caught out a lot of people.
A woman behind a massive "scareware" scam has been fined $163m (£101m) by US authorities.
Kristy Ross ran an operation that tricked its victims into thinking their computer had been infected with malicious software - and then charged them between $40 and $60 to "fix" it.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been pursuing the case since 2008.Scareware Fraudster Fined $163 Million [bbc.co.uk] |
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| The scam products' names included Winfixer, DriveCleaner, FreeRepair, WinAntivirus, WinAntispyware and System Doctor. |
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rzaweb
msg:4503511 | 3:25 pm on Oct 3, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Nice scam.
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J_RaD
msg:4503590 | 5:39 pm on Oct 3, 2012 (gmt 0) |
They are still going around.
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BeeDeeDubbleU
msg:4503894 | 8:55 am on Oct 4, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Whay wasn't she jailed?
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engine
msg:4503949 | 11:12 am on Oct 4, 2012 (gmt 0) |
163 million is a significant sum. It gives you an idea of the success of the scam.
It's be even better if the money could be returned to the unfortunate victims.
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