A couple of years ago a naive friend of mine was taken in by this scam and spent nearly an 1/2 anhour following the fellow's instructions. Luckily for her she is so computer illiterate that she could not manage that so I think that he gave up eventually. He did not achieve what he wanted. All that she ever did was to send an occasional email. It would have been easier and cheaper to pick up the phone.
She now has an expensive laptop and I do not think that she has used it as she is frightened of it. To date it has not bitten her.
Anyone else too wet for seed potatoes?