Originally Posted by
WinterSoldier
Yeah, well, since when did you EVER hear from the IRS by e-mail?
"My name is Mr. Prince Philip, a solicitor for a client who has 7.26 billion dollars he recently inherited that rests in a bank account in Lagos and I'll gladly let you have half of it if you will help me bring it into the U.S. illegally, just send me a Western Union money order in the small amount of $957.03 to prove your good intentions", etc., etc., etc.
Also, never fall for that siren, flashing light, and loud voice saying your computer is locked up and you must send $ to get the lock removed. Just IMMEDIATELY hold your computer on-switch till it turns off, then reboot it and close the damn browser before it has a chance to open that locked window again... then reopen the browser without opening the windows that were open the last time. End of problem. Can your computer actually be locked and your hard drive encrypted so you can't do that? Apparently so, but the only ransomware I've actually encountered so far has been fake. If a real version ever hits me... that's what a cloned c: drive containing a recent copy of the operating system and programs, only, is for... and, I routinely back up the entire d: drive where all of the my data is stored. Or, there are other routes to the same result.