Just yesterday I ran into someone's computer hit with a variant on this scam[0], which was demanding you buy them a prepaid debit card to pay off the ransom. Se

Just yesterday I ran into someone's computer hit with a variant on this scam[0], which was demanding you buy them a prepaid debit card to pay off the ransom. Seems nearly impossible to trace back to the extortionist if they're careful about spending them. [0] http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/august/new-internet-scam http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/august/new-internet-sca...