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Old 12-12-2008, 12:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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More than one million Americans have been caught out by a ruse peddling fake security software, say US authorities.
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Gullible americans,you surprise me.
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Gullible americans,you surprise me.
Brits do it just as much

I must see 4 or 5 laptops / PCs a week where someone has believed the "pop up" virus scanner and clicked install ...
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