A massive self-serving revenue-generating scam...
....and some people are writing malware to take advantage of it.
Royal wedding scareware scams arise as Big Day looms
Spyware scammers have unsurprisingly latched onto the upcoming royal wedding as a theme for rogue anti-virus scams. Royalists searching for terms related to the upcoming nuptials (e.g., "Middleton wedding dress idea") are likely to find links to scareware portals among the top results. Surfers who visit these portals will be …
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Thursday 21st April 2011 09:47 GMT Anonymous Coward
that's not a scam....
Keeping an extended family of unremarkable rich people in castles as mascots; paying for their weddings, security and foreign jaunts; with "made" politicians (keen on expressing a supposed desire for fairness and meritocracy), in attendance to enjoy the cake.
Now *that's* a scam.
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Thursday 21st April 2011 12:31 GMT Tony S
A bit like the Beckhams..
..or the Roonies, the Coles, the Lampards etc.
They earn obscene amounts for running around, occasionally kicking an inflated sphere for a couple of hours.
Then more money from the "stories" of marital infidelity / drunkeness / violence / drug taking that are sold to the idiotic press.
Then even more from muppets that have to buy the latest piece of crap "sportswear" or designer clothing / perfume / other tat endorsed by these five minute wonders.
Now that IS a scam
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