File:Metropolitan Police ransomware scam.jpg

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Description	A recent ransomware scam, fraudulently containing claims that the Metropolitan Police is investigating the computer due to illegal activities. Notice the poorly-written wording of the warning, and the insistence that the user pay a fine using untraceable electronic cash vouchers.
Source	http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/02/13/metropolitan-police-malware-warning/
Date	2012
Author	Screenshot: Sophos
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Description	Screenshot of a recent ransomware worm
Source	http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/02/13/metropolitan-police-malware-warning/
Portion used	Screenshot of its fake "notice"
Low resolution?	The resolution is needed to clearly read the content displayed

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Article	Ransomware
Purpose of use	Demonstrate the payload of the ransomware malware Reveton, which is discussed in the article
Replaceable?	Because the image is being used to further understanding of the specific malware Reveton (which is copyright-eligible), no free equivalent serving the same encyclopedic purpose is possible

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	00:42, 28 June 2013	No thumbnail	800 × 513 (114 KB)	Ktr101 (talk \| contribs)	Masked the IP.

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