Because there is profit in numbers. I doubt any of us would understand why anyone would be interested in any of the garbage spam that arrives in our in-boxes yet there must be some because the spammers keep at it. These guys take it to the next level with extortion and ransom. Be annoying enough to enough people and some will give in to your demands just to make you go away.

Ever get hit with the "FBI green dot moneypack ransomware virus" where criminals lock up your computer under the guise of an FBI or Department of Justice sting for child porn or copyrighted material? I did just by Googling car parts. You are instructed to go out and buy a Green dot moneypack cash card at your local store, load it with $300 then enter the number in the box they have on your monitor and hit enter. They are supposed to unlock your computer but I understand you are screwed.

User to be this kind of stuff was just annoying but now nobody does anything without there being money in it.

-Hal

Last edited by hbiss; 04/18/13 09:06 PM.
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