Be well Dressed and Smile Pretty When on the Computer

  I was working online one night recently when my computer acted as if it was having an nervous break down. The screen started blinking on and off, and all attempts to stop my laptop's antics proved impossible.
  Then to my surprise, a photograph of me appeared on my screen. At first I couldn't understand what was happening. It was me, perched in the very chair I was sitting in at that moment. I was confused. I looked around the room and sure enough, it was true. (a real Twilight Zone moment). Then I became alarmed. What worried me was that the photo was in real time. Then I noticed the insignias beside my picture. The seals of the FBI, and Interpol gawked back at me and sent chills down my spine as I stared at the screen spellbound. 
   Under these seals were grainy black and white pictures that were hard to see. From what I could gather, lewd acts were being performed. Then the screen blinked and something else appeared. It was the Federal Stautes for online child pornography and copyright infringement.
   The rest of the message told me that I had been caught viewing child pornography online and violating copyright laws. These accusations lifted me immediately from my chair and I went off the deep end. If I had the senders of this garbage in front of me, I would have trottled them and been sent to jail for homicide.
   I couldn't believe what I was reading. A fit of words and phrases hot enough to melt the teeth out of a normal person's head, had they uttered them, and way too crude for this blog, exploded from me. My wife, Lauren, thought I had been possessed. When I stopped foaming at the mouth, she checked my neck. She was sure she saw my head do a few 360 degree turns. I settled down a little and started to think. (inspite of what many consider an impossibilty for me, I can think sometimes). 
   If the feds and/or Interpol were after me for these repulsive charges, they would have already kicked my door in and raided my house in the early morning before dawn. I would be in the news, and the jail, before I had the time to wake up. They wouldn't send me an email. Then the clincher.
   I was told to head to my local Walmart, 7-11, or Walgreens and buy a cash card for three hundred dollars. Then, type the card number in the box provided and all of these ugly charges would disappear. Plus, I could have my computer unfrozen as a bonus.
    I did what any resonable person would have done, I suppose. I called the Baltimore Office of the FBI at 2 A.M. I was surprised when a live voice answered the phone.
    I explained to the lady at the FBI office what had happened. She told me some of what I already knew. She said not to send any money (I figured that one on my own) and that the FBI was aware of the scam. She was unconcerned about my, "emergency". And, after I hung up I was less...well, off the wall. 
    So, if you have a camera in your computer, or skype I suppose, beware. Apparently, people can watch and photograph you, in the privacy of your home without benefit of a hand held camera. Most people probably already know this. I didn't. 
   I grew up in an age where the kids who took data processing, (computer programing), were looked at as strange and more than a little odd. This was when programing meant using key punch cards to input information.  Being computer impaired...probably more illiterate than impaired I wasn't ready for such a personal invasion. 
   Hopefully, this will give others a heads up.