I hope he can get someone to sort out his PC and ensure he has effective AV software running (and updating automatically) a.s.a.p. Once he's back online (or before that if he can do it by phone) he also needs to check that any of his email contacts haven't received emails seemingly sent from his email address and asking for money. Also he should change his password on his email account/s.

Please read this article as a warning and example of how quickly and easily these things can happen http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243634/A-mysterious-email-split-second-mistake-Thats-took-internet-gangsters-hijack-life-.html and remember that your email contacts may receive emails that they believe to be from you.

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