Search (required) Sort by: (required) RelevanceDate 1 result, showing 1 to 1 Police scareware scam continues to target Australians SCAMwatch is urging people to continue to be alert to a scareware scam where scammers posing as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) try to scare you into handing over money to regain control of your computer. Scam category Threats & extortion Ransomware & malware Date 2013 March 2013 06 March 2013 News type Radar alerts
Police scareware scam continues to target Australians SCAMwatch is urging people to continue to be alert to a scareware scam where scammers posing as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) try to scare you into handing over money to regain control of your computer.