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Offline Clive

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Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« on: November 19, 2009, 17:00 »
Security experts have warned surfers not to fall for a scam which uses the Carrie Prejean sex video as bait.

Prejean was famously stripped of her crown as Miss California for repeated breach of contract, but she also hit the headlines for her views on same-sex marriage.

It later emerged that she had made a sex tape, which the people behind this scam claim to be offering.

In fact, if you fall for the trick you'll be getting nothing of the sort - you'll just see a prompt asking you to install a Java applet to run the video.

What you'll actually be installing is a piece of malware known as a 'backdoor' which opens a path for other malware programs to install themselves on your PC.
"We urge users to handle unknown Java applets with caution and make sure the digital signature is from a trusted authority before executing it," said McAfee's Rahul Mohandas.
Such scams are nothing new - recently, cybercriminals tempted surfers with offers of pictures of Zombieland actress Emma Stone naked.


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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2009, 17:08 »
Luckily, I'm past such things, Clive. ;)
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2009, 17:20 »
Of course Rik.   :devil:

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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 18:06 »
Never heard of her!  :dunno:
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2009, 18:08 »
There's that, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Prejean

for when you're not on your phone...
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2009, 18:17 »
lD
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2009, 18:17 »
Can't manage the smileys either, eh? ;D
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2009, 18:17 »
Or even... :D
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2009, 18:17 »
:shuddup:
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2009, 00:55 »
 ??? ??? ???

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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2009, 09:31 »
Simon has problems when 'typing' from his phone, at least that's what he tells us. :)
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2009, 10:59 »
Yes, posting from a phone is an 'experience', Jim, and they don't forgive mistakes round here!  ;D
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2009, 11:00 »
We have so many opportunities...
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2009, 11:00 »
 :laugh:
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Re: Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2009, 11:45 »
:wahh:  ;D
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