I got an FBI warning after clicking on a advertised porn site( I know it is a bad habit and I've been trying to break it) and a popup said 100 dollar fine and then it said either locations or ways to pay and I hit the home-button and it all went away. It did not lock my iPod and I have gotten no other warnings. Was this real or a scam? I am really quite scared about all of this since it doesn't look like other fbi scams. Help!
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well just to be honest with you about the whole thing its a law that people teenagers have to be certain age to be able to get access to porn and it wouldn't surprise me if they were warning you they have laws having to do with porn i would back up out of that cause you can get in so much trouble i'm sure that you don't need the trouble that can come from it so i would stop doing it and trying to access it
So I'm 17 and I was looking through porn (mature, milf, cougar, granny, etc.) and all a sudden I got a pop up saying something on my iPad 2. It said it was the FBI saying I had to pay a $500 fee either pay or be arrested within 24rs. It wasn't a website.(I didn't know about this scam or if it's even a scam.) Its been 3hrs after the pop up. Having no credit card, money. I paniched and kept hitting cancel and just was to scared to even read through it just skimmed and soon it went away but locked my account. I immediately panicked and put my iPad in dfw mode and I'm restoring and putting the new update (iPad was jail broken so it was running on older software.) I'm still scared and am shaking a little writing this. I went to the water park today with all my family and I felt so depressed thinking about it the whole time. I'm in a program with architecture and got a scholarship. I'm doing so well for myself. And just everything running through my head. Thinking of family I even cried thinking about my mom. Not sure if they gonna pick me up or not but I'm not ready for it. I'm scared to death. I love my family and I don't wanna dissapoint. After that I really thought it about how porn and bad habits can affect you when you have no bad intentions for others or for yourself. I have no desire to watch, think, about it. Actually it makes me sick just thinking about it. I did nothing wrong. some please help
Hey rayallen20. Don't worry, all it is are people registering to be the FBI. If you are on the iphone, just go to Settings, click Safari, go down and click "Advanced" then click Website Data, and Remove All Website Data. Those simple instructions will get the virus off your phone, and don't worry, you are not going to jail. It happened to me too when I clicked on an ad for car insurance. So don't beat yourself up about it, and good for you with your scholarship, man! Nothing bad is happening to you, and like I said it happened to me 3 weeks ago and here I am typing this message to you as a free man.
I was worried when I clicked an ad by accident. It said my name and said I had to pay $250 dollars and enter my Apple ID or I would be arrested in the next 24 hours. Would this be real? Or just a scam? Please help.
Same thing happen to me and Im so scared. I don't know what to do I restarted my phone and its still there. someone please tell me wat to do!
My personal opinion is,weather it is scam or not doesn't matter to me.I pay it no never mind.Yes I view porn and am 1/2 century old and free to do so.When this same scenario played out while I view I found it difficult to clear the screen of my smart phone.Clicking the home screen cleared it.Tuning the phone on and off and removing the battery while shut down helped too.Then the third time it got some kind of permanent malfunction or virus,I backed up my data and did a factory reset, then restored my data.This work fine about 5 times in 3 months the the phone shut down for good.So another $20.00 for a new sunshine???If it were virus from the porn site which is my best guess,"do they think that encourages me to spend money on their advertised site"! No,not hardly- now I'll only watch free porn for sure as I always did!The action of a fool on their part!! If it were genuine law enforcement-on what grounds do they have to stand?At 50yrs I'm well of age,buy my own phone and plan for communication and entertainment purposes,view what I certainly did not post and is free,available and therefore legal being found in a public internet environment! To fine or arrest some for that on those grounds would be in and of it's self,"illegal,unconstitutional and a fraudulent and unjust action"!If there is an illegal issue with viewing it,then there responsibilities lie in removing it from the public eye,that's what I pay all those tac dollars for! Thank and good day!
how do u get rid of it
this FBI malware is so new there is no protection for it yet per Microsoft;;;they are working on it...I have talked to Microsoft..make sure if you are running Windows that your Windows defender is on even if you have other anti virus malware protection on your system
you have nothing to worry about. If you chose call your local FBI office and they will tell you that this is a scam. Since it comes from out of the country there frankly is not much they can do. They can locate an IP address and then it's changed. But this is a vicious malware and can ruin your device. I know I just went through it. It destroyed my Galaxy phone even though the malware was removed. I'm scared to open any emails. I hope this problem can be fixed soon.
DO they ready send Gmail to ur contacts??
Thanks guys it helped me too
That's a common spam trick. Don't worry about it you are NOT in any trouble at all. I've seen it on other legitimate porn sites and sites that have nothing to do with anything that could even potentially be "FBI" serious... it's a cheap and nasty trick that plays on normal peoples fears. Bottom line is that no law agency in the USA or Europe (where I am) can fine you like that and also the first thing you will know about any online illegal activities you are involved in will be booted feet kicking in your door at 2 am....
It is not anything to worry about, just avoid that particular site in future as they obviously have issues with malicious spam. You'll want to run a scan on your pad for malware and viruses.
Okay so I was in incognito or private when I clicked on an add the FBI message pops up I have gotten really scared because it has said that it was locking me out of my appleID and recently the people i share my Apple ID with have been having problems downloading or putting in my password was the FBI message real and locking me out of my Apple ID or is it just a coincidence? PLEASE HELP!!
I'm not all convinced it's a scam yet. I'm one of those people who need to see it to believe it. And this happened to me last night. So far no police or anything has come to my house. And if they know your doing something illegal what time would they most likely come to your house? Say I got it 7:00 pm.
how do u get rid of it
on my android tablet it gave me the warning and when I try to exit out it wont
They may be people deguised bike rider.
Yea like a month ago I got this warning when I was on a certain site I don't wanna mention.....I was only on those types of sites 2 times one for curiousity and one because a friend forced me too, ever since 4 months nothing has happened and I never went near one of those sites again, But the thing is that it was saying stuff about copyright and like 11 other crimes, and it had no FBI logo on it what so ever....so I have a suspicion it's fake....and it also had my location wrong and it was talking about me paying over 250$ and I'm in Canada also....but if I was in trouble the police would have already been at my house if it's been 4 weeks........so I bet it's an scam
Lol are you new? The FBI would NEVER create a website and tell the user they have to pay. The FBI would be kicking down your door if they found illegal activity.
this is fake and it is a pain in the but to remove it is a virus that hijacks your os and cam if u have on it says something like you were looking at child porn and u need to send money in for the fine. scam....... i have removed it from several pcs and laptops but not sure about an ipod somehow you need to restore to factory.,, it is deeply embedded in the os
If you randomly get it just go to settings safari clear cookies clear history and data problem solved
Same here my tablet has the same thing right now
DO they really send emails to ur contacts?
Theybare doing that to make u stop watching porn it is a scam virus reset ur phone
I was trying to download a file with plague inc. And it took me to an illegal porn site. I tried to follow the steps to clean it, but my phone automatically became slow after the warning. I've downloaded several cleaning software apps and I'm still scared. What do I do?
Yes I agree, I reset my iPad and everything was ok
Yea I know I fully reset my apple device I hate those scammers and it was demanding 250$ to unlock my device besides......Apple never sends those warnings the police come and speak to you personally don't worry bro everything is fine....just have better security on your device next time
I had the same thing happened to me except it said $500 or I would go to court but idk if it's fake or not
That happened to me yesterday. I was listening to music on my ipod and then a ad apeared. When I tried to get out of the ad, it took me to a porn site! Then, a white popup came and said I had been caught watching rape and child porn even though I wasn't! Then it said I had to pay $500 or go to jail in the next 24 hours! Is it real or a scam? What I've done so far is clear my history, cookies, and block all porn sites. I still am worried though....;/
its a scam dont worry. same thing happened to me yesterday. It said
I have been caught watching rape and child pornography, even though I wasnt. So yeah, dont worry.
It is a virus keep clicking on setings and reset ur phone
My iPhone got a warning on it stateing " this is and FBI warning acusing you of watching rape/porn/extra... You will be fined for $200,000 if not payed you will be arrested for 4-5 years in jail or prison" I'm freaking out is it just a fake or real help please I don't have the money to pay this fine or go to jail
fake, same thing happened to me. dont worry about it.
Dude porn isn't even a crime....only the people that record it and post it online are the criminals I suggest you stay away from those sites as it can lead to a bad habit...
Ya if porn was illegal it would have a warning saying to leave the site if you don't want to deal with the law in any way
Just a few minutes ago this warning popped up and told me I had to pay 100,000 for watching porn! It said I would be arrested in 24 hours of I dont pay the fine. I am not interested in any porn what so ever! Please help me!
Same,this happened to me a few minutes ago and I'm TOTALLY freaking out. After reading all this I feel a little better. But i think it's a scam because it asks for you're credit card info & stuff. I just hope my parents don't find about this. D: btw, will I be charged if I'm 13 years old?
I don't think so I mean I just got it too a few minutes ago and I'm thirteen but I'm freaking out!!!!!!
Don't worry I'm 13 too, I was just curious so I went on a site....this happened 4 weeks ago with me too, and in my warning it listed many crimes
I didn't even do....and the warning got my location wrong......just don't go on those sites anymore, and you'll be ok.... (I think it's an scam I'm not to sure)
Yes this is a scam because this happened to me last night and i was totally freaking out but this is how you fix it
1. go to settings
2. select safari
3.erase safari data
Same here im 14 and was just chilling then all the sudden the porn site called droid porn comes up i back out but then this fbi thing says that i have to pay 500$ in the next three days now im freaking out
Same here im 14 and was just chilling then all the sudden the porn site called droid porn comes up i back out but then this fbi thing says that i have to pay 500$ in the next three days now im freaking out also it won't let me out
No I had the same problem and I'll I did was restart and it shouldn't be illegal to watch porn but I've been doing a lot of research that said if it was fake the FBI wouldn't warn u the would be kicking your door down
No dude its real the ones that ask you for a credit card is real
this happen to me too it said sum bout droid and my phone sucks so i kept tapping the screen and it started downloading the pornhub app so i was like ok, andit told me to press activate so i did and now my phone is locked and says to pay 500$ buh idk if its a scam or notDX
Pretty sure it's a scam. Yesterday I got a message on my iPod when I accidentally clicked a pop-up ad and it said my name and told me I had to pay $250 USD (I'm in Canada...) and I had to enter my Apple ID password or I will be locked out of my device and I will be arrested within the next 24 hours. I'm sure this is a scam and after reading this I feel a lot better. At first I freaked out! I immediately deleted my search history and shut down my iPod. It said USD, which kind of makes it obvious it is a scam.
Literally just happened to me wtf do I do I'm 13 and was looking at porn when suddenly this warning popped up: Fbi. WARNING if you do not pay this fine of 500 dollars within 24 hours all your fotos (that's how they spelled it) and data etc will be erased and could be jailed and asked me to buy a green card at Walgreens or Walmart is it a scam I don't know!?
same thing happen to me. Was it a scam?
Yes guys it's a scam this happened to me 4 weeks ago....true wouldn't charge you on the spot you would need to go to court to get charged (I think) so don't worry bro all this is a Big Fat scam!
Plus if it wasnt a scam then they would make it so even if you erased your data you woukd still get the warning and ik that the rea FBI whould have the power and the abillity to do that. Also the FBI has no right to fine you for watching porn because that is an invasion of privacy and apple strictly enforces the value of privacy even saying no to the FBI to unlock a TERRORISTS Iphone!!!
So they didn't send emails to people in your contacts about you watching porn?
It's a scam fam
Did they ever send emails to your contacts about you watching porn?
same thing with me. no, its a scam, dont worry, this always happens, so youre good.
I'm not gonna go into detail, but sometime today this happened to me. Wanting me to pay $500 in three business days, had a screenshot of my face, knew my location and said that if i didn't pay they would contacts my family and friends. Even had their numbers on there! Is this fake?? Because I'm a spazzing out! Ive never been in trouble before!!
NOT THE FBI YOU WILL NOT BE JAILED THIS IS A HACKER. There is a virus on your device DO NKT PAY TAHT FINE.
I need to know if they actually send email to everyone in ur contacts
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it is a scam, cause the "nsa" warned me, and said to pay 500 or go to jail within 24 hours, that was in febuary. so yea. its a scam.