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Locked phone scam.

Anonymous
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on ‎02-03-2015 17:21

on ‎02-03-2015 17:21

Has anybody else received a screen message saying that your phone has been blocked and it can only be unlocked for £100.  This is very scary.  Can it happen or is it just a scam.

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viridis
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on ‎02-03-2015 17:28

on ‎02-03-2015 17:28

There was something recently about this but cannot remember what.
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Anonymous
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on ‎02-03-2015 17:35

on ‎02-03-2015 17:35

@Anonymous wrote:

Has anybody else received a screen message saying that your phone has been blocked and it can only be unlocked for £100.  This is very scary.  Can it happen or is it just a scam.

It's a scam.

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on ‎02-03-2015 17:37

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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.
I posted a thread on here about it somewhere.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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on ‎02-03-2015 17:38

on ‎02-03-2015 17:38

Here http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-topic/News-Apple-users-Make-sure-you-have-a-Passlock-set/m-p/672395...
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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on ‎02-03-2015 17:42

on ‎02-03-2015 17:42

Also reported here on androids.
http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Warning-for-when-you-are-browsing-on-ur-phone/m-p/...
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on ‎02-03-2015 17:44

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And a direct link to the phonepayplus information post
http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/For-Business/Early-Warning-System/2015/February/Compromised-Sites.asp...
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on ‎02-03-2015 17:45

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And a link how to get rid of it
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/fbi-ransomware-hits-android-avoid-getting-remove/
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on ‎02-03-2015 17:46

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Glad i read this thread i will know its spam if i receive anything thank you. 

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Anonymous
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on ‎02-03-2015 20:35

on ‎02-03-2015 20:35

Thanks very much.  Feel better now.

 

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