Apparently, thousands of computer users are being scammed into downloading fake anti virus software.

Symantec say more than 40 million people have fallen victim to the "scareware" scam in the previous year. The scam that scares people into downloading fake anti virus software has even got its own name: scareware.

Scareware is said to net criminals in the UK alone almost 1 millions pounds. Web savvy computer users are usually able to spot scareware and other scam emails, its usually the less experienced users who falls victim to this crime