This morn, I got up and came to the computer. Couldn't get anything to come up. Started shutting stuff down, but it just wasn't doing...so I shut the computer off and rebooted.
Imagine my surprise to get a note "Your computer has been locked by the F..B.I."
In this case, FBI stands for FOOLS, BASTARDS and IDIOTS. Couldn't reboot. Shut down, trying to get to Windows through Safe Mode...Nope, just hit the reboot again. Tried with Network and with Command prompt -- just rebooted.
They want 200 bucks to unlock the computer...what they claim is a "FINE". What a crock. If the FBI wanted, they'd be on my doorstep, not messing with a computer.
Fortunately, I had run across and article about this, indicating there was such a virus. What's strange: I had an anti-virus program running. But for some reason, it didn't detect this "Ransomware" that had somehow gotten lodged on the computer.
I was decidedly fortunate: I had a LINUX system here, as well, and I was able to download a file that allowed me to reboot and clean the system of the virus.
These guys are clever...but not clever enough to fool me. IF I hadn't been searching the net earlier, they might have caught me. But I have another way to access the net; I was able to learn a lot.
Take this as a warning and a lesson: Keep a second system available AND keep a rescue disk available!
The Dingleberries are out in force -- the crooks are everywhere and they're trying to weasel their way into your wallet. DON'T LET IT HAPPEN.
I had an up-to-date virus scanner. Why did it not work? That is puzzling. And where did the file come from? I've not been able to track that, either.
The lesson is PLAIN. BE PREPARED. Don't fall for anything. Keep your mind sharp, keep informed!
This is not only the "BEST" you can do... you MUST do it -- to protect yourself from the scammers... AS I SEE IT!
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Living by the Missourians creed
I was bron and raised in MN. Almost 50 years here, now...and getting ready to move on to warmer climates. But one thing that hasn't changed: The creed by which I live. The Missourians creed. I'M FROM MISSOURI. YOU'VE GOT TO SHOW ME.
In all the scanning I do of the web, I am constantly finding what I believe to be money scams. Project Payday. Helium. Snapdollars. Many, many others that I can name...and each one of them is a scam. HELIUM simply refuses to pay out like they're supposed to -- crooked, I'm inclined to believe. Snap Dollars, which I have found has sent counterfeit checks. I can also point to the hundreds of thousands of variants of Nigerian scams, Lottery Scams, and folks claiming to be with the FBI (Including one nice little letter signed by "Fox Mulder.") Grants, scams, porn and the like. I'm tired of it.
The money-maker scams are the worst -- and in a way, they include the Nigerian Scams. They promise something, but do not deliver.
Some of these "Money-makers" look like legitimate loonies. Some may actually be REAL. But I have yet to find ONE "Legitimate" business that will PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS.
They want your name, credit card number, bank account number, PIN, SS#, plus a cash investment to boot.
I CHALLENGE EACH ONE OF THESE "MONEY MAKER" sites...EACH ONE. LET ME TEST IT. Prove to me that it works -- without obligation.
I don't mean a money-back warranty which is as full of holes as swiss cheese. If your system is as "GREAT" as you say, SHOW ME! Let me earn 3X your asking price -- that's not too much to ask. If you think I'm going to walk out on a deal, you're wrong, but if you think I'm going to shell out 500 clams for a piece of paper that tells me nothing, you're just as wrong!
IF you are legitimate, PROVE IT TO ME. Don't be a dickhead. If your asking price is 100, show me that I can make 300. Give me the tools, the system -- and if It works, I'd gladly pay up. But don't tell me you're making thousands from Google on a system that isn't associated with them in any way!
Do not tell me to spam everyone I know. Don't tell me to run a porn site (they may be huge money-makers, but they are in most cases illegal.) Don't tell me to use Cyber-begging. If I could SELL, do you think I'd be looking for a legitmate business?
Oh wonderful scammers, oh come with me....give me all of your money!"
I ISSUE THIS CHALLENGE, ONCE AGAIN. PROVE* to me you are legit. Prove your "system" works. Prove it to the tune of 3X your asking price...or BUTT OUT!
In all the scanning I do of the web, I am constantly finding what I believe to be money scams. Project Payday. Helium. Snapdollars. Many, many others that I can name...and each one of them is a scam. HELIUM simply refuses to pay out like they're supposed to -- crooked, I'm inclined to believe. Snap Dollars, which I have found has sent counterfeit checks. I can also point to the hundreds of thousands of variants of Nigerian scams, Lottery Scams, and folks claiming to be with the FBI (Including one nice little letter signed by "Fox Mulder.") Grants, scams, porn and the like. I'm tired of it.
The money-maker scams are the worst -- and in a way, they include the Nigerian Scams. They promise something, but do not deliver.
Some of these "Money-makers" look like legitimate loonies. Some may actually be REAL. But I have yet to find ONE "Legitimate" business that will PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS.
They want your name, credit card number, bank account number, PIN, SS#, plus a cash investment to boot.
I CHALLENGE EACH ONE OF THESE "MONEY MAKER" sites...EACH ONE. LET ME TEST IT. Prove to me that it works -- without obligation.
I don't mean a money-back warranty which is as full of holes as swiss cheese. If your system is as "GREAT" as you say, SHOW ME! Let me earn 3X your asking price -- that's not too much to ask. If you think I'm going to walk out on a deal, you're wrong, but if you think I'm going to shell out 500 clams for a piece of paper that tells me nothing, you're just as wrong!
IF you are legitimate, PROVE IT TO ME. Don't be a dickhead. If your asking price is 100, show me that I can make 300. Give me the tools, the system -- and if It works, I'd gladly pay up. But don't tell me you're making thousands from Google on a system that isn't associated with them in any way!
Do not tell me to spam everyone I know. Don't tell me to run a porn site (they may be huge money-makers, but they are in most cases illegal.) Don't tell me to use Cyber-begging. If I could SELL, do you think I'd be looking for a legitmate business?
Oh wonderful scammers, oh come with me....give me all of your money!"
I ISSUE THIS CHALLENGE, ONCE AGAIN. PROVE* to me you are legit. Prove your "system" works. Prove it to the tune of 3X your asking price...or BUTT OUT!
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