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North Dakota attorney general warns of scam
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota Attorney General Wayne

Stenehjem (STEN'-juhm) is warning consumers about an Internet scam

in which perpetrators pose as the FBI in an attempt to extort

money.

Stenehjem says the phony warning appears on the computer screen

says the government has taken control of the computer because it

has been linked to illegal downloads of music, videos, pornography

or other items.

Stenehjem says computer users are instructed to purchase a

MoneyPak card and enter the card's code number to unlock the

computer. The ``warning'' is part of a virus that makes the

computer unusable.

Stenehjem says paying the supposed fine does not remove the

virus or unlock the computer. He says ``it simply puts money in the

pocket of the scam artist.''