The Internet can be a dangerous place, at least for your money. There are lots of crooks that want a piece of your hard earned cash. Just heard about a scam the other day that I thought you should know about.
I'm sure most of you know that your computer can come infected with spyware when you surf on the Net. Because of this, most of us have anti-spyware software installed that removes any spyware from your computer. But, some of this software does not always do what it says. It seems to scan your hard disk as all anti-spyware software does. This is free. The software will always report that you have spyware on your computer. To activate the spyware removal, you have to register (pay for) the software. The software then 'removes' the spyware and everything seems well. The only thing that really happens is that it stops displaying the warning. This program really doesn't anything other than displaying a fake spyware warning and stops showing this when you've paid.
There are a huge amount of such programs out there. You can find a list and more information at http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
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