UKash - Metropolitan Police Virus Scam

[123Simples]

I'll try it out, but how will I know of its definitely eliminated the virus? And will I be able to use all my normal programmes without the virus interfering or corrupting them?

This link http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-metropolitan-police/ will explain all the steps to take.
Remember this is malware - it is basically trying to trick you into paying for something you don't need to.

You don't need to get another computer either (unless you wanted to upgrade anyway) and it depends on which "files" you are transferring over - usually if it is just your personal files such as images, text documents etc, these should be largely safe to do so.

 

[The JGG]

..snip "files" you are transferring over - usually if it is just your personal files such as images, text documents etc, these should be largely safe to do so.

Sorry but I have to completely disagree with this statement.

ANY and ALL documents, or files are susceptible to have a virus in them. Think of the UPS email, with a attached excel file. That excel file is the virus.

If the entire my docs folder is being transferred over, (this usually includes files which have been downloaded), the virus 'could' of come inside one of the downloads. Obviously we do not know.

Best thing to do, as I have stated numerous times, is to av scan, and malware scan the entire machine, on a full scan.

Same when ever downloading a file from any source. Scan it first, to ensure that it does not include any malware / virus. Simple enough to do, and takes a couple of seconds.

 

[cart-com]

This one is doing the rounds in Cumbria too. Seen many of these in the past 6 months.

 

[Dixie]

Hi,
Your not the only one to be tricked! I was setting up my second hand nearly new laptop and forgot to put my antivirus software on. Whilst looking for various drivers, up came the same message screen. The screen looked so realistic and I felt very scared about the information that was contained in it. The laptop was going to be a gift for my father the next day. So not being aware of this sort of thing. I went and paid the £100 to get the machine useable again. I was then going to take it down to the police station to ask them all about it. Because I had not committed any of the
offences the screen mentioned. However when I put my numbers in the box the thing still would not go away. I then used a friends computer to look the problem up on the internet and to my horror found out it was a scam. It said I had 24 hours to pay the fine and if it was not paid in time My computer would be confiscated and all the data on it would be removed, then I would have to go before a tribunal. It mentioned terrorist offences and a raft of other nasty stuff as well. I was really taken in with this one. I can sympathise with you.

Has anybody else been tricked out of their money?

All I can say to the people that have done this to me is “I hope you burn in hell you ********. When you’re caught and you will be. I hope the cell you occupy is full of violent thugs to beat the **** out of you.”

 

[Dixie]

Hi,
Your not the only one to be tricked! I was setting up my second hand nearly new laptop and forgot to put my virus software on. Whilst looking for various drivers, up came the same message screen. The screen looked so realistic and I felt very scared about the information that was contained in it. The laptop was going to be a gift for my father the next day. So not being aware of this sort of thing. I went and paid the £100 to get the machine useable again. I was then going to take it down to the police station to ask them all about it. Because I had not committed any of the offences the screen mentioned. However when I put my numbers in the box the thing still would not go away. I then used a friends computer to look the problem up on the internet and to my horror found out it was a scam. It said I had 24 hours to pay the fine and if it was not paid in time My computer would be confiscated and all the data on it would be removed then I would have to go before a tribunal. It mentioned terrorist offences and a raft of other nasty stuff as well. I was really taken in with this one. I can sympathise with you.

Has anybody else been tricked out of their money?

All I can say to the people that have done this to me is “I hope you burn in hell you ********. When you’re caught and you will be. I hope the cell you occupy is full of violent thugs to beat the **** out of you.”

 

[Dixie]

I know this is probably a long shot but I just wanted to post my experience on the off chance that the horrible, selfish, thuggish people that started this scam read others experiences for the fun of it.

I hope they do. This thread would be really helpful if I had been able to see it before my computer was hijacked.
It was my fathers funeral last week, which I had to pay for with the money I had saved up for Christmas. Then, my computer came up with that sick horrible virus and I panicked, assuming my son had clicked on some website accidently. I paid the £100, and when that didn't resolve the situation I realised it was a scam. I then had to pay a further £60 to get a technician to remove the virus.
I literally now have no money for christmas. Instead, my money is in the pockets of those horrible people that set this up. My kids wont have a proper christmas dinner and I cant buy the presents I was planning on getting them. I feel really sick that this has happened to me with everything else that has gone on this month.
I hope whoever did this, you will read this and realise how it has affected my life. You don't deserve the money I have worked so hard to save this year and I know I probably wont ever get it back. I just hope that this catches up with you, and you end up in some jail with some other villans making your christmas special.

Hi,
Your not the only one to be tricked! I was setting up my second hand nearly new laptop and forgot to put my virus software on. Whilst looking for various drivers, up came the same message screen. The screen looked so realistic and I felt very scared about the information that was contained in it. The laptop was going to be a gift for my father the next day. So not being aware of this sort of thing. I went and paid the £100 to get the machine useable again. I was then going to take it down to the police station to ask them all about it. Because I had not committed any of the offences the screen mentioned. However when I put my numbers in the box the thing still would not go away. I then used a friends computer to look the problem up on the internet and to my horror found out it was a scam. It said I had 24 hours to pay the fine and if it was not paid in time My computer would be confiscated and all the data on it would be removed then I would have to go before a tribunal. It mentioned terrorist offences and a raft of other nasty stuff as well. I was really taken in with this one. I can sympathise with you.

Has anybody else been tricked out of their money?

All I can say to the people that have done this to me is “I hope you burn in hell you ********. When you’re caught and you will be. I hope the cell you occupy is full of violent thugs to beat the **** out of you.”

 

[Dixie]

I know this is probably a long shot but I just wanted to post my experience on the off chance that the horrible, selfish, thuggish people that started this scam read others experiences for the fun of it.

I hope they do. This thread would be really helpful if I had been able to see it before my computer was hijacked.
It was my fathers funeral last week, which I had to pay for with the money I had saved up for Christmas. Then, my computer came up with that sick horrible virus and I panicked, assuming my son had clicked on some website accidently. I paid the £100, and when that didn't resolve the situation I realised it was a scam. I then had to pay a further £60 to get a technician to remove the virus.
I literally now have no money for christmas. Instead, my money is in the pockets of those horrible people that set this up. My kids wont have a proper christmas dinner and I cant buy the presents I was planning on getting them. I feel really sick that this has happened to me with everything else that has gone on this month.
I hope whoever did this, you will read this and realise how it has affected my life. You don't deserve the money I have worked so hard to save this year and I know I probably wont ever get it back. I just hope that this catches up with you, and you end up in some jail with some other villans making your christmas special.

Hi,

Your not the only one to be tricked! I was setting up my second hand nearly new laptop and forgot to put my virus software on. Whilst looking for various drivers, up came the same message screen. The screen looked so realistic and I felt very scared about the information that was contained in it. The laptop was going to be a gift for my father the next day. So not being aware of this sort of thing. I went and paid the £100 to get the machine useable again. I was then going to take it down to the police station to ask them all about it. Because I had not committed any of the
offences the screen mentioned. However when I put my numbers in the box the thing still would not go away. I then used a friends computer to look the problem up on the internet and to my horror found out it was a scam. It said I had 24 hours to pay the fine and if it was not paid in time my computer would be confiscated and all the data on it would be removed then I would have to go before a tribunal. It mentioned terrorist offences and a raft of other nasty stuff as well. I was really taken in with this one. I can sympathise with you.

Has anybody else been tricked out of their money?

All I can say to the people that have done this to me is “I hope you burn in hell you ********. When you’re caught and you will be. I hope the cell you occupy is full of violent thugs to beat the **** out of you.”

 

[mit74]

Hi,
I went and paid the £100 to get the machine useable again. I was then going to take it down to the police station to ask them all about it. Because I had not committed any of the offences the screen mentioned. However when I put my numbers in the box the thing still would not go away.

Unbelievable. I've heard of the expression 'one born every minute' but seriously didn't you think at any point it would be a scam? I mean when have you ever heard of any police force demanding money to 'unlock' your computer????? Hasn't anyone told you how dangerous it is giving your credit card details to just anyone?

It baffles me how gullible people are. I think I already mentioned in a post a customer a few weeks ago responded to a bank phising email 'suspicious acivity' and put EVERY single piece of identifiable data they own into the website to validate who they were: credit card, passport numbers, driving licence, dob, maiden names etc.

 

[mit74]

Sorry but I have to completely disagree with this statement.

ANY and ALL documents, or files are susceptible to have a virus in them. Think of the UPS email, with a attached excel file. That excel file is the virus.

If the entire my docs folder is being transferred over, (this usually includes files which have been downloaded), the virus 'could' of come inside one of the downloads. Obviously we do not know.

Best thing to do, as I have stated numerous times, is to av scan, and malware scan the entire machine, on a full scan.

Same when ever downloading a file from any source. Scan it first, to ensure that it does not include any malware / virus. Simple enough to do, and takes a couple of seconds.

no that's not true. Only certain executable files can have viruses attached although many virsues/malware pretend to be other popular formats hoping you'll recognise the format (excel) and click on them when in fact they're executables. Images, music files, documents etc. can not carry viruses although there used to be a thing called macros that attached to the old excel and word files but you no longer see them as they're easy to detect.

 

[Dixie]

I must admit I probably was the one born every minute!
However I managed to get my money back from
Ukash. They were able to put a stop on the pin
the shop gave me, before it was used by the scammers.
I believe the virus was already on my computer when
I bought it. The person selling it had just done a clean
up of his files, so the virus must have been there all the
time. I reformatted the drive and all is fine now. I have
also reported the scam to the police and the on line
fraud people.

 

[agvozd]

From my personal experience the best way to get rid of Ukash, Paysafecard or Metropolitan Police virus is to do it manually. I've once been hit by this malware program (ransomware). I searched for many solutions, they all offered me to install some program. But I found another solution that was manual, but it helped me to remove this Met Police trojan for free, because it was manual. This is the solution that I imply - remove-malwares.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/what-to-do-if-you-see-metropolitan.html
If you go to the bottom of the page you will find the manual solution - this is the one I recommend to you.