25-03-2021, 09:33 PM
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CCleaner scam?I just went for a quick poo, leaving Chrome and this forum open, only to find when I returned what appeared to be an advert from CCleaner.
It stated "You are now running the latest version of CCleaner".
I certainly hadn't opened it, neither had I updated it.
More importantly, I couldn't close the image either by clicking the cross or right-clicking the box on the taskbar. Nothing would close it.
The only way I could close it was to close the computer and then re-start it.
Has anyone else come across something similar?
26-03-2021, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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CCleaner scam?I just went for a quick poo, leaving Chrome and this forum open, only to find when I returned what appeared to be an advert from CCleaner.
It stated "You are now running the latest version of CCleaner".
I certainly hadn't opened it, neither had I updated it.
More importantly, I couldn't close the image either by clicking the cross or right-clicking the box on the taskbar. Nothing would close it.
The only way I could close it was to close the computer and then re-start it.
Has anyone else come across something similar?
If you use them you might get this.
26-03-2021, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Tedc
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Ccleaner is owned by Piriform/Avast Antivirus.If you use them you might get this.
I've just checked and found 21 entries for Avast on my system, including 3 in the Recycle bin and several under 'manifest' (don't know what that means!).
Obviously, the rubbish gets everywhere. No wonder I avoid it like the plague.
09-04-2021, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by galty
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Just seen on one of my Facebook accounts.A post asking for money to help a person whoses house has burnt down and asking for contributions to help and gives a go fund link.
09-04-2021, 05:55 PM
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I think that is fairly sick - some people HAVE had such things happen to them, and Go Fund me has helped enormously. To fake a terrible thing like that just to get money is beyond disgusting. But then again....I worked with someone who faked cancer so seems no holds barred. Its a sad world.10-04-2021, 11:36 AM
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We get calls purporting to come from our bank saying that my debit card has been used by someone else, which is of course a lie. I check all our bank accounts daily.I also get calls purporting to come from BT saying they are going to close down our service, another lie.
I keep blocking the calls, but then they use a similar but different number.
10-04-2021, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by RJG
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We get calls purporting to come from our bank saying that my debit card has been used by someone else, which is of course a lie. I check all our bank accounts daily.I also get calls purporting to come from BT saying they are going to close down our service, another lie.
I keep blocking the calls, but then they use a similar but different number.
There are sites willing to grade the numbers into "likely scams" and possible "proper callers".
You give them nothing but the incoming number (that you searched on) and they will add that number to the "likely scammer" box, if you see what I mean!
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