A US District Court Judge has frozen the funds of six fake-virus phone operations that have been targeting consumers from English speaking nations, including Australia, for years. The scams, operated mostly out of Indian targeted consumers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and US. Victims were charged between $159 to $299 to repair the problem but if they did not pay, would be warned that harm would come to their PCs. The Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) corresponded with representatives at two of the six operations, according to the court orders.”]