Scam alert: Did a virus warning pop up after your computer locked up, telling you to call tech support? Don't fall for it. By Steve Jordon / Omaha World-Herald Dec 11, 2017 Dec 11, 2017 0 1 of 3 ...

An Upper Providence Township man is out of $20,000 after he gave a courier the money to get his computer unlocked. Township Police Chief David Montella said the 66-year-old victim who lives on South ...

Imagine working on your computer and getting an alert on your screen—that’s what happened to one viewer wanting to spread the word about this new scam. Viewer message: "My computer locked up with a ...

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Q: I was online recently when my computer locked up with a message claiming to be from the FBI, telling me my computer had been used to look at an illegal website and demanding money to unlock the ...

In an email we received from Janet D., she shared her recent unsettling experience. Here’s what she described: "I received a pop-up that froze my computer and read, ‘Access to this system is blocked ...