https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855642#M49328 And a direct link to the phonepayplus information post<BR /><A href="http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/For-Business/Early-Warning-System/2015/February/Compromised-Sites.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/For-Business/Early-Warning-System/2015/February/Compromised-Sites.aspx</A> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:44:09 GMT viridis 2015-03-02T17:44:09Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855628#M49322 <P>Has anybody else received a screen message saying that your phone has been blocked and it can only be unlocked for £100. &nbsp;This is very scary. &nbsp;Can it happen or is it just a scam.</P> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:21:51 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855628#M49322 Anonymous 2015-03-02T17:21:51Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855633#M49323 There was something recently about this but cannot remember what.<BR /> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:28:35 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855633#M49323 viridis 2015-03-02T17:28:35Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855636#M49324 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR />@Anonymous wrote:<BR /><P>Has anybody else received a screen message saying that your phone has been blocked and it can only be unlocked for £100. &nbsp;This is very scary. &nbsp;Can it happen or is it just a scam.</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>It's a scam.</P> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:35:49 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855636#M49324 Anonymous 2015-03-02T17:35:49Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855637#M49325 It was a scam on iPhones last year where the iCloud accounts had been hacked and the message was posted using the lost phone facility.<BR />I posted a thread on here about it somewhere. Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:37:04 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855637#M49325 MI5 2015-03-02T17:37:04Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855640#M49326 Here <A href="http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-topic/News-Apple-users-Make-sure-you-have-a-Passlock-set/m-p/672395/highlight/true#M24774" target="_blank">http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-topic/News-Apple-users-Make-sure-you-have-a-Passlock-set/m-p/672395/highlight/true#M24774</A> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:38:43 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855640#M49326 MI5 2015-03-02T17:38:43Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855641#M49327 Also reported here on androids.<BR /><A href="http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Warning-for-when-you-are-browsing-on-ur-phone/m-p/851264/highlight/true#M60625" target="_blank">http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Warning-for-when-you-are-browsing-on-ur-phone/m-p/851264/highlight/true#M60625</A> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:42:58 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855641#M49327 viridis 2015-03-02T17:42:58Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855642#M49328 And a direct link to the phonepayplus information post<BR /><A href="http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/For-Business/Early-Warning-System/2015/February/Compromised-Sites.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/For-Business/Early-Warning-System/2015/February/Compromised-Sites.aspx</A> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:44:09 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855642#M49328 viridis 2015-03-02T17:44:09Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855643#M49329 And a link how to get rid of it<BR /><A href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/fbi-ransomware-hits-android-avoid-getting-remove/" target="_blank">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/fbi-ransomware-hits-android-avoid-getting-remove/</A> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:45:51 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855643#M49329 viridis 2015-03-02T17:45:51Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855644#M49330 <P>Glad i read this thread i will know its spam if i receive anything thank you.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:46:11 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855644#M49330 Poppysmum 2015-03-02T17:46:11Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855710#M49333 <P>Thanks very much. &nbsp;Feel better now.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:35:05 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855710#M49333 Anonymous 2015-03-02T20:35:05Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855842#M49344 Thanks guys for the information. Awesome advice. Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:08:30 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/Locked-phone-scam/m-p/855842#M49344 Anonymous 2015-03-03T09:08:30Z