Sir, – I was in a well-known electrical superstore when I met three older people at the computer desk, one I knew, who were getting their computers fixed after online problems.
Word is that there are more and more criminals out there who are targeting computers when online.
One of these comes in and blocks your screen with a dark colour and there are two boxes, when you are clicking on Microsoft Edge. As it is a program, your anti-virus will not stop it.
Under no circumstances can you believe what this cyber-attack says and must not give away any of your card numbers. If you do and you are banking online, they will immediately take money from your account and buy Bitcoin. You may lose your computer, but try a reputable retailer for a solution.
Sandy Neish. Cobbans Lane, Inverurie.
What happened to the teamwork of the nuclear family?
Sir, – Following the chancellor’s mini-Budget that brought tax cuts for all but high earners will feel the greatest benefit, financial analysts on broadcast news channels went to town with an array of graphs setting out the UK’s path to financial prosperity or, by their calculations, oblivion.
Off went a reporter to gauge the reaction of ordinary Joe Public in a city in what used to be the industrial heartland.
Where did he conduct his interview? Unsurprisingly, in a charity store where £25 of food could be bought for £4 – the ideal place for getting an unbiased opinion – where a mother-of-two, father vanished into thin…
