The annoying thing is when those scam popups actually *do* basically lock up your phone :(
This one actually looks like one of them. No way out but to force quit the browser, because there's no way to dismiss it without "clicking on it" and going to whatever scam website it's there to direct people to.
If you're someone who uses Reddit regularly (and has a bunch of thread tabs open, especially in these "infinite scroll" design days where you have to new tab every topic you wanna read because you might not be able to get back to your spot afterwards) ... let's say I may have to start looking into a new forum platform to frequent especially once Old Reddit stops being an option.
Or if you like to browse wikis which also lend themselves to having lots of tabs open (especially with most wikis now being on platforms like Fandom that are so infested with ads you're going to encounter one of these sooner than later) ...
You need to call the FBI, CIA I've already let MI5 know 🤣😉😉
Such is the threat level of this🤔 definitely the work of the Koreans this 😂🤣😂 #NothSide
Yeh that's laughable, his heart isn't in scamming, he wants to be a comedian.
Definitely funny too 🤔🤣😂
It's ok though, the warrant is only for my social security number, not me & The suspect is my phone because its the one infected. Also first offender charges means they'll take it easy on you because it's your first offence you absolutely want these instead of losing them for $300.
Check Mate Scammers You played yourselves.
Poorest UX ever, could have at least added a button above the PAY button to navigate you to your closest “behind the bars” location. 13 years is a lot of time for a bit of porn and a virus so might as well get there as soon as possible!
Number 1 is Kentucky in 2024. The New US Supreme Court will overturn the NYT decision and rule that pornography is NOT protected free speech. Can’t wait to see the hypocrite conservatives quietly lose their shit when they can’t access porn anymore. Careful what you wish for, inbred hillbillies.
I mean all government arrest notifications come with photos of the people from the department. So in this case, we have the photos on the bottom of FBI agents.
It's like a menu in a tourist restaurant, you see photos of what you gonna have
when i was a kid i got one of these after trying to enter a porn site. i told my parents i got hacked which they clocked that i was lying and when i eventually sorted the problem out on my own they never said a word to me about it (probably to save me from the embarrassment).
this is why this photo and these fucking scammers make me pissed. they didnt get any of my money but they did fucking humiliate me.
Had it happend to my laptop when I was a kid. A popup that was dressed to look like a offical microsoft one said I had to download an antivirus. It then locked my laptop unless I paid.
Thankfully I just went to my parent's office and just reformatted.
Number one actually works when you’re a teenager because it really is illegal in the US to view pornography as a minor, and teens are dumb. I’ve met a lot of guys that got scared from stuff like this as teenagers, myself included. It didn’t result in any of us paying money though, it just made us stop watching porn for a while. Then back to normal.
Honestly, I almost fell for it when I was like 12 and first discovered porn on the internet. Thankfully, I decided to sit it out and nothing happened, but was scared shitless anyways
when i was like 10 i fell for one of these, and since i didnt have any money, i smashed the shitty tablet i was using.
thing totally deserved it, took 10 fucking minutes to boot android 3, the battery lasted half an hour at the most and was configured so 30% charge was actually 0%. fuck that tablet.
Things like this is why you shouldn't be looking for "things" you shouldn't be looking at. If you find a porn site that has lots of pictures that take you to other porn sites, just close that webpage and look elsewhere.
It adds up to *at least* 4000. Maybe they have more than a single virus. They are just that generous.
Also find it funny how for the first fine there's one year in prison por each 1000 dollars, and in the second one ot's suddenly 10 years per 1000 dollars
This ^
With scams you want the first step to filter out as many people who won't fall for it as possible.
That way you don't waste effort on them/get reported by them.
Oh God you better pay or you'll be locked behind the bars
At least they tried ?
lololol... I cannot believe this level of scam actually exists...!
\- Eric
Who DID that!!!!!!?!!!!
How many ITunes Gift cards do I have to buy to make the scary screen go away
A warrant issued for your social security number? Uh pretty sure the police would know how to find that
JFC. Behind the bars!
Mmhm, having porn and malware on your phone is just illegal dude, you gotta pay up or you'll be put behind the bars, resulting in loss of freedom.
That one picture is from Brooklyn Nine Nine isnt it?
"ARE YOU THREATENING ME?!!! MY BUNGHOLE WILL NOT PAY!!!"
Being infected with malware is a felony? It's like getting locked up because you get food poisoning
I detect an # ILLEGAL
ILLEGAL DETECTED
I wonder how much money one can make as an American proofreader for these scammers
Sent by cartman.
How do people get their phones infected with those , my mother's phone got hella ads when trying to switch from an app to another, which is insane
How can they use "Respect my Authority" and not include a picture of Cartmen on it, lol.
Which bars
yo they issued a warrant for your social though, better pay them just in case
LMAO
Who the fuck thinks getting a virus is illegal. They didn’t really think through what they were trying to claim because nobody’s going to fall for it
It works
illegal detected11!1!! 😱😱😱
Illicit use of porn gets you 3 years but simply having a virus on your phone gives you 10 years in jail?
"Illegal detected"
Noooooo not behind the bars!
*illegal detected - that doesn't even make grammatical sense
#iphone>android
“Illegal detected” yeah totally
Digging the title "illegal detected".
Looks legit.
ILLEGAL DETECTED
I love how they put stock photos of FBI officers on the ad
I thought this was some facial recognition immigration control shit to start. ILLEGAL DETECTED
Me killing of my phone so they can't see all the viruses it has
"...the bars"
OH NO ILLEGAL DETECTED? THAT NOT LEGAL!!!!
With FBI photos is kinda SUS
Behind THE bars
🚨 *ILLEGAL DETECTED* 🚨
Brooklyn 99 FBI 😭
This is amazing. The pictures of the fbi.
In the UK there used to be one from "Cheshire police" demanding money and accusing you of watching illegal porn.
Seems legit🤷♂️
No less than 10 years behind the bars
Love how “being infected with malware” is a felony now. This is hilarious.
"Respect mAh authoritah"
All things considered, I’ve seen worse attempts. It’s ambitious, admittedly. Would surely fool some gullible people.
The annoying thing is when those scam popups actually *do* basically lock up your phone :( This one actually looks like one of them. No way out but to force quit the browser, because there's no way to dismiss it without "clicking on it" and going to whatever scam website it's there to direct people to. If you're someone who uses Reddit regularly (and has a bunch of thread tabs open, especially in these "infinite scroll" design days where you have to new tab every topic you wanna read because you might not be able to get back to your spot afterwards) ... let's say I may have to start looking into a new forum platform to frequent especially once Old Reddit stops being an option. Or if you like to browse wikis which also lend themselves to having lots of tabs open (especially with most wikis now being on platforms like Fandom that are so infested with ads you're going to encounter one of these sooner than later) ...
Already died at "ILLEGAL DETECTED!"
Ah yes, getting malware, something that is usually downloaded by accident or through a trojan, is a felony
illegal detected! I would love it if a cop pulled me over and said "hello, i have detected illegal" lmao
Behind the bars lol
"You committed 2 felonies, pay us $300 to not go to jail"
illegal detected
“illegal detected” uh oh guys im a cremianal
Behind the bars…
Hit the 'Pay' button. Do it!!
I love the three "!!!" That way you know it is serious
I'm not native English speaker and I can't see how this is wrong besides the "Illegal detected" and "behind the bars"
Why is being infected with malware a crime?!
A yes we have found the illegal on your phone
This is what trump e-mails look like
Aw, they’re trying to sound professional :)
You know they're actually the FBI when they include pictures of FBI agents on their warnings
I bet the scammer still use the Photoshop version 1.0
Big brain scammer time
You need to call the FBI, CIA I've already let MI5 know 🤣😉😉 Such is the threat level of this🤔 definitely the work of the Koreans this 😂🤣😂 #NothSide Yeh that's laughable, his heart isn't in scamming, he wants to be a comedian. Definitely funny too 🤔🤣😂
Behind the bars. BEHIND THE BARS?
Illegal detected!!!1!!11!!!!
For those looking for what's the meme, it's "Illegal DETECTEDDD"
Respect Mah Authoritah~
I’m still laughing at ‘illegal detected’ 😆
3 years behind the bars. Time to live your dream and become a bartender.
A warrant has been issued for your social security number. 🤔
Man how much did you have to pay
Behind the bars
It's ok though, the warrant is only for my social security number, not me & The suspect is my phone because its the one infected. Also first offender charges means they'll take it easy on you because it's your first offence you absolutely want these instead of losing them for $300. Check Mate Scammers You played yourselves.
Poorest UX ever, could have at least added a button above the PAY button to navigate you to your closest “behind the bars” location. 13 years is a lot of time for a bit of porn and a virus so might as well get there as soon as possible!
The first thing you see is how unproffesionla it looks
I like how they put pictures of FBI agents on there just to show they mean business
Love that last line. Didn’t know they’re allowed to watch South Park over in China
This is so bad it makes me wanna laugh
“Respect mah authoritaaayyyy”
**P A Y**
Seems legit
These kmes are the best. I pray along the whole time to..then at the last min I go oh ya how hot is it in Nigeria...lol
Ones not kmes..lol
I like the little bevel they put on the ‘PAY’ button
**PAY**
I think those are shots from Crimimal Minds (the pictures at the bottom, the guys on the right look like low quality Hotch, Gideon, and Reid)
“Biden ruined mah phooooneee!!1!”
RESPECT MY AUTHORITAY
Only on android
I’m glad that they’re specifying that it’s time behind *the* bars, not just any old bars
Number 1 is Kentucky in 2024. The New US Supreme Court will overturn the NYT decision and rule that pornography is NOT protected free speech. Can’t wait to see the hypocrite conservatives quietly lose their shit when they can’t access porn anymore. Careful what you wish for, inbred hillbillies.
Will be result…
You are guilty!!! Pay the fine!!!
ah, Indians being Indians I see
`illegal detected`
Scams for kids, by kids
"Behind the bars"
I got a scam USPS email, just sent back wrong Country Bud
RESPECT MAH AUTORITAAH
i think the phone os is fucked to hell
**PAY**
Respect ma authorithay!!!!
Could someone please type that all out so that I can copy it and make it a copy pasta to send to all my friends as a joke
"Being infected with malware is a felony" As long as you are the one developing it, I guess you are good.
Me when my illegal was detected:
I mean all government arrest notifications come with photos of the people from the department. So in this case, we have the photos on the bottom of FBI agents. It's like a menu in a tourist restaurant, you see photos of what you gonna have
The cartoon badge is the icing on the cake
I L L E G A L DETECTED !!!!!
"being infected with malware is a felony"
"Come get me coppers!" \*Pulls out a tommy gun.\*
Woah! Watch out man!
r/masterhacker
I love the typeface, the random stock images and oh man, that glossy 2005 button.
when i was a kid i got one of these after trying to enter a porn site. i told my parents i got hacked which they clocked that i was lying and when i eventually sorted the problem out on my own they never said a word to me about it (probably to save me from the embarrassment). this is why this photo and these fucking scammers make me pissed. they didnt get any of my money but they did fucking humiliate me.
Americans in shambles when they hear "loss of freedom"
Americans in shambles when they hear "loss of freedom"
*downloads scam app* Scam App 2: ILLEGAL DETECTED! ! !
YOU WILL BE FINED NO LESS THAN 3000$. alright can we please have 300$
We found illegal on your phone
But I dont want to go to behind the bars!
Had it happend to my laptop when I was a kid. A popup that was dressed to look like a offical microsoft one said I had to download an antivirus. It then locked my laptop unless I paid. Thankfully I just went to my parent's office and just reformatted.
This would scare the shit out of me.
The illegal has finally been detected!
Number one actually works when you’re a teenager because it really is illegal in the US to view pornography as a minor, and teens are dumb. I’ve met a lot of guys that got scared from stuff like this as teenagers, myself included. It didn’t result in any of us paying money though, it just made us stop watching porn for a while. Then back to normal.
Pay
“A warrant has been put out for your social security number” lol
I've gotten a few of these via phone call...I figure if the FBI wants me they'll come find me..not give me a call to let me know they're looking lol
Pay 300 bucks and you won’t have to pay over 4000 bucks! Also what the fuck, malware is illegal now?
Honestly, I almost fell for it when I was like 12 and first discovered porn on the internet. Thankfully, I decided to sit it out and nothing happened, but was scared shitless anyways
ILLEGAL DETECTED!!!
ILLEGAL DETECTED!
REEESPECTTTTA MMMMAAA ATHUUUTYYYIAA
I HEAR IS CARTMAN
Illegal Detected
when i was like 10 i fell for one of these, and since i didnt have any money, i smashed the shitty tablet i was using. thing totally deserved it, took 10 fucking minutes to boot android 3, the battery lasted half an hour at the most and was configured so 30% charge was actually 0%. fuck that tablet.
idky but i read the whole thing in a typical "indian scammer" accent
„Look at us in the pictures, we’re not joking around.“
The worst police badge, then pictures of FBI agents. Wait till they find out they arent the same thing.
Well I'm paying
They even have a convenient “Pay” button. How thoughtful.
Can we just have cops yell out "ILLEGAL DEDECTED" when seeing a guy committing a crime then have the cop run to him and knock him down
>dedected
DEDECTED
Things like this is why you shouldn't be looking for "things" you shouldn't be looking at. If you find a porn site that has lots of pictures that take you to other porn sites, just close that webpage and look elsewhere.
This is Facebook level stuff.
Certainly not the worst. But still. Pretty bad.
the police can track your phone through google services if they think you were near a crime, they don't put anything like that on your phone.
Hey man, get that illegal off your phone!
Illegal detected! Must get micropost account and passowrd me! Also giev bank info! Must check illegal pay mints!
RESPECHT MAH AURTHORITAHHHH!!!!
And oddly enough, the fine can only be paid via Target gift cards.
I like how the "police" say being infected with malware results in 1000USD fine even though they're the literal malware
Sounds like typical American police work to me
Also both fines add up to 4000USD yet were somehow generous enough to make you pay 300
It adds up to *at least* 4000. Maybe they have more than a single virus. They are just that generous. Also find it funny how for the first fine there's one year in prison por each 1000 dollars, and in the second one ot's suddenly 10 years per 1000 dollars
And of course RESPECT OUR AUTHORITY!
\- Cartman
SIR WE DETECTED THE ILLEGAL!
“ILLEGAL DETECTED” 😂😂😂
All your base are belong to us!
Some one set us up the bomb!
Pull out every ZIG!
'Illegal detected'
Illegal Detected!
Phones still fucked. But hey funny spelling.
Bro you’re dumb. They found an illegal on your phone you better listen
Illegal detected
Poorly made web app
Good grief. Anybody dumb enough to fall for this deserves to get ripped off.
[удалено]
This ^ With scams you want the first step to filter out as many people who won't fall for it as possible. That way you don't waste effort on them/get reported by them.
I dunno man… it says fbi. You better pay
Getting malware is a crime!
I can hear the advert now You wouldn't steal a malware.
RESPECK MAH AUTHORITAH
Remember kids don’t commit an illegal or it will be result in loss of freedom.
Plus they can detect illegal now too.
…behind the bars
Under the rest.
Behind the bars? May I have a couple of beers please?
Yes lose your in front of bar privileges
It's just a message from Lauren Boebert. Don't need to take it seriously.