Scam of the Week: Cell phone zombies

The Scam: Cell-phone "dating service" message

The Targets: Cell-phone users
The Hook: You get a cell-phone message thanking you for subscribing to a dating service and saying you'll be charged $2/day until you cancel at their online site. At the site (www.irrealhost.com), your computer is infected and turned into a "zombie" - able to be controlled by the hacker from anywhere in the world.

How to avoid being victimized: Do NOT respond to the message or visit the website. Delete the message and file a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center

The Targets: Cell-phone users
The Hook: You get a cell-phone message thanking you for subscribing to a dating service and saying you'll be charged $2/day until you cancel at their online site. At the site (www.irrealhost.com), your computer is infected and turned into a "zombie" - able to be controlled by the hacker from anywhere in the world.

How to avoid being victimized: Do NOT respond to the message or visit the website. Delete the message and file a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center

The Targets: Cell-phone users
The Hook: You get a cell-phone message thanking you for subscribing to a dating service and saying you'll be charged $2/day until you cancel at their online site. At the site (www.irrealhost.com), your computer is infected and turned into a "zombie" - able to be controlled by the hacker from anywhere in the world.

How to avoid being victimized: Do NOT respond to the message or visit the website. Delete the message and file a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center