The UK's Metropolitan Police has warned the public to be aware of a malware attack that poses as a message from e-crime unit.
The malware infects user's system when they visit certain sites , once infected, ransomware lock the computer and a message (pictured) claiming to be from the Metropolitan Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) accuses the user of accessing pornographic websites.
It ask the victim to pay the fine in order to release the lock of their computer.
"This is a fraud and users are advised not to pay out any monies or hand out any bank details. Genuine law enforcement agencies would never contact members of the public via this method and demand funds in this way," computerworlduk quoted as saying the police .
The Police recommends victims who have fallen for the scam and handed over money should contact their credit card company immediately.
The police recommend that anyone who is duped by the scam should contact their credit card company immediately, and underline that they would never use such tactics to make contact with the public or demand funds and report the offence to their local police by dialling '101' or the local non-emergency police number..
The malware infects user's system when they visit certain sites , once infected, ransomware lock the computer and a message (pictured) claiming to be from the Metropolitan Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) accuses the user of accessing pornographic websites.
It ask the victim to pay the fine in order to release the lock of their computer.
"This is a fraud and users are advised not to pay out any monies or hand out any bank details. Genuine law enforcement agencies would never contact members of the public via this method and demand funds in this way," computerworlduk quoted as saying the police .
The Police recommends victims who have fallen for the scam and handed over money should contact their credit card company immediately.
The police recommend that anyone who is duped by the scam should contact their credit card company immediately, and underline that they would never use such tactics to make contact with the public or demand funds and report the offence to their local police by dialling '101' or the local non-emergency police number..
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