Yup, very common scam. Think it's been around for as long as the web has existed. It's usually used to put a virus on your computer that tracks everywhere you go and collect passwords, credit card numbers and the like. Not a good thing with all of the online shopping and banking.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
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