3 men charged in $100m scareware scam
D-L473
3 men charged in $100m scareware scam
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/28/scarware_scam_charges/>
Federal prosecutors have accused three men of running an operation that used fraudulent ads to dupe internet users
around the world into buying more than $100m worth of bogus anti-virus software.
The defendants operated companies including Innovative Marketing and Byte Hosting Internet Services, which perpetuated
an elaborate scheme that tricked internet publishers into posting malware-laced ads on their websites, according to an
indictment filed Wednesday. The banners allegedly presented messages falsely claiming visitors' computers contained
dangerous malware and other defects that could be fixed by purchasing software that cost from $30 to $70.
The scheme often tricked users into purchasing multiple sham products, which were sold under names including Malware
Alarm, Antivirus 2008 and VirusRemover 2008.
Woofdog
"D-L473" <tt!@//net.net.au> wrote in message
news:MPG.266b8517d...@216.196.97.142...
to use Symantic software.....
;0)
Eddie
D-L473
Forced to develop it maybe. :)
I think they should be held in a cell and required to write at least 1 apology letter to
each of their victims, being unique for each person, and being no shorter than 500 words.
They should get out in about 10,000 years then...
news.iinet.net.au
IMPROVE upon it
Eddie