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• SCAM: Popup 'Apple security warning' in Safari

  There is an online scam targeting OSX users via a popup of Safari:

  Apple security warning *.

  
  Browser blocked for security reasons.

  Apple has detected that a * virus has infected your system and trying to steal images, data and social network passwords. It is a serious problem of piracy. Remedy immediately as soon as possible. ERROR CODE: QFR50000RT11C Tell this code error for the customer service representative.

  Your incoming remote connections are currently open.

  CALL IMMEDIATELY THE APPLE SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION TEAM AT 1-866-352-8353 (TOLL-FREE).

  Therefore, we are performing additional security checks to verify the source of the attack and stopped all resources of your system in order to prevent any further damage to your system and information.

  Please ensure that you do not restart your computer to avoid any loss of data and system. Generated by the automatic warning system. Ignoring will cause permanent damage to the system.

  Do NOT call this number, it's a scam.

  The popup itself exceeds the size of the screen, so that the 'Cancel' button is unclickable, but even dismissing it with other methods (like ESC) make it appear again.  You must quit Safari and restart while now Shift to prevent bad page load again.  For reference, the URL was "https://storage.googleapis.com/systemconfigirationrequiredduetomjaorissues/mac/i ndex.html" but please do not visit!

  I had a friend who fell for her, and she gave these people $ 300 to "solve" the problem.  More painful, she followed the instructions of granting them access to his computer remotely.  Upon learning this, I got it to restore all of the backup system (TYMV Time Machine!) and she is trying to change all his passwords.

  The money went to a China-based payment processing intermediate, and scammers sent him to DocuSign to "confirm the work has been accomplished."  I guess that these measures are taken to make it difficult to recover the funds, even if his credit card company have indicated that they would probably reverse charge.

  The good news is that I've just updated to the last Safari (9.0.2), and now the popup may be rejected:

  

  I honestly don't know if this was something has changed in Safari, or if the code was different; This time, he started to READ THE MESSAGE aloud in a loop, I so was very happy to be able to reject.

  The same scam appeared on my iMac. And looking over 2500 views on this page, I suspect that many other people had the same thing happen to them. I was wondering if Apple, which has labor behind them, can do something. Hope that at least they have air in it.

• FB suggested messages UOENO life available once Microsoft Windows7 error msg w/contact # for Microsoft Tech appears warning you do not shut down your computer.

  21/04/16 suggested that Facebook messages 'UOENO Life' husband requires to be buried with all his money [read more]... once consulted a Microsoft Windows7 error msg # w/contact for Microsoft Tech appears warning you don't not to shut down your computer, but calling an 800 #.  Recognized this as a scam online and immediately off computer manually and restarted without any problem.  Tried to access this site suggested FB messages receiving three times even put in custody, but with a Microsoft 800 different number to talk w/a Microsoft Technician to fix the problem. The figures were: 855-464-6618; 888-983-0061 and 855-983-6515. ALL three times stop us our computer and restarted. Tried to contact Microsoft to report the scam but could not navigate a number or CHAT to personally talk w/Tech. attempt to submit info scam online but box for "Details" not big enough to contain information to be submitted. We are trying to contact FACEBOOK to present the activities of fraud is made on their public domain. BE AWARE that generic "suggested messages on FACEBOOK may be a fraudulent link for phishing opportunities for criminals to access your computers and financial information online!" REPORT any such activity as soon as possible businesses are used to help others to obtain your personal information for fraudulent activities.  SOMEONE HAS ANY INFORMATION TO CONTACT DIRECT FOR MICROSOFT OR FACEBOOK?

  Hi Sandy,

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  It is regrettable that you receive this message, however, you can report a scan online with Facebook to: report of online scams

  Alternatively, you can refer to the information provided in the article below on scam using the Microsoft name fraudulently.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently

  Hope this information is useful. Please feel free to answer in the case where you are facing in the future other problems with Windows.

• Damage control

  Helpful friendly people: we know all my internet accounts have been hacked. These people have all my data and still use it. They did happen to me! In my view, that it is a federal crime. How can I go about filing charges against these people I know, insane criminal?  I could really use some good advice.

  Thank you so much, Di.

  Hi Di,

  You say "people known, criminal insane." Should I understand this comment that you personally know people who have hacked your account?

  While, Yes, these people, whatever they may be, are known to exist, they are usually quite skilled to cover their tracks, well before that any law enforcement agency have time to grasp. They have a tendency to disappear just as quickly as they appear.

  If you personally know who they are, you must report the incident to your local Police. If you don't know who they are, then the Police simply emits a number of crimes (in the United Kingdom, in any case) and, as of other unsolved crimes, will no doubt sweep the report under the rug.

  Until there is an improvement in intelligence to computer hacking then the chances of success of the prosecution will be very thin.

  All you can really do, as a form of damage control, is:

  1. If your PC has been compromised remotely, re - install Windows and change all of your passwords.

  2 inform your Bank and other financial institutions that your PC has been compromised and hope they check the never future transaction that applies to your account.

  3. ensure that you don't fall for any online scams where, for example, the appellant informs you that they are from Microsoft or Windows and your PC has reported problems. Cold Microsoft not call customers. They call it only if you have a prepaid support contract with them. Windows is also a brand name, not a company so if someone called and say they are from Windows immediately be suspicious.

  4. the best advice is to be vigilant.

  It is not part of the mission of forums to give specific legal advice. We are after all not lawyers. To proceed with a court action that you will really need to consult a lawyer.

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

• First support

  This company is a joke! We paid 525dollars for are pc took care of two years {2 computers} they destroyed a computer far, no results have been resolved so far, and they say that they guarantee their work thay are really microsoft certified so, so I think that microsoft better evaluate this company because in my opion is defrauding the public I would 'nt this company works on pc ever again. buyers beware of this company first technical support john j. cole

  I suspect that you have become the victim of a popular online scam offering technical support phone 'cold' composition of access to the remote computer of fly-by-wire.

  Contact your credit card company to cancel all previously made charges and stop all Extras taken credit card. You can quote "inability to provide the service" as a reason and direct them to the next thread as evidence of the problem at hand:
  Phone call from "Windows"? -is it a scam?
  While this being made, clean your computer of any residual software that scammers may have left on it. Backup your own data and then restore the default computer is perhaps the best avenue here. It's time to seek paid professional help if you feel that the task is above your capacity.
  Contact your Bank and any other financial institution that you have saved the information to connect to your computer and get their help to get your accounts.
  Change your email passwords and other login information to online like Windows Live, Facebook, profiles etc.
  In short, consider everything to with security suspect and potentially compromised. Here is some further reading on the subject:
  Don't fall for the phony phone technical support
  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently
  What to do if you think you have been scammed
  On another note, if you have problems with your computer, please do not hesitate to post a description of the situation and the error messages you received in those forums. We would be happy to help you. (information staff unnecessary or requested !)

• CS6 is free?

  I have reviewed the features of after effects CS6 and CC, as long as the price of weighing and decided to buy a used version of the CS6. However, as soon as I started looking for such a used copy at a reasonable price, I started seeing a lot of certain special interests. I noticed several websites (for example "filehippo") with "free" download of the CS6. These sites have stated it was legal and that the software was actually "freeware" and therefore legal to distribute free. I ran a few of the sites by an auditor of online scam, who told me (in the case of filehippo) that the site had been around since 2004 and has been a site of freeware download. I was still not sure of the veracity of the site as well as the legality, and I therefore decided to contact Adobe here to check. If the site is actually legal, so I would like to know so I don't spend extravagant sums on buying a copy used.

  Thank you

  Henry

  N °

  Apart from the versions trial, Adobe never released a free version of After Effects. Any person or service offering After Effects without a product licence is made in violation of the product license and terms of use (terms and conditions, section 5.2).

  Adobe product licenses can be transferred between users.

• BEWARE! Received phone scam 'PC online care'

  This isn't a question, it is a statement. BEWARE! I just got a phone call from 'Care of PC online' from a fellow calling himself Charles White who asked me to leave it on my computer to help me solve the slowness of Microsoft Word, INternet, etc.. DON'T DO IT! They're after your information indeed! I told her to give me her number so I called it at the time when I have the time. It's 647-288-1790... or so he told me. I wanted to inform Microsoft directly, however, this seems to be the place to do it. Please be care...

  Hello

  Thanks for the heads up!

  Here's more information:

  In the United States, you can contact the FBI, Attorney general, the police authorities and consumer
  Watch groups. Arm yourself with knowledge.

  No, Microsoft wouldn't you not solicited. Or they would know if errors exist on your
  computer. So that's the fraud or scams to get your money or worse to steal your identity.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently - Microsoft is not unsolicited
  phone calls to help you fix your computer
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/msName.aspx

  Scams and hoaxes
  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master?ws=support#tab3

  Microsoft Support Center consumer
  https://consumersecuritysupport.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?altbrand=true&SD=GN&ln=en-us&St=1&wfxredirect=1&gssnb=1

  Microsoft technical support
  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support#TAB0

  Microsoft - contact technical support
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support

  I hope this helps.

• Has been contacted by "Microsoft" Windows about a refund for customers of PC care online, wants to deposit money in my account to credit. Is it a scam?

  Original title: URGENT IS a SCAM please ADVISE as soon as possible

  I was just contacted by "Microsoft" Windows about a refund for customers of PC online care because the company was closed due to the breach of contract.

  This person wants to deposit money in my account to credit.  IS IT A SCAM?   Looks like a.

  The person could not give me no details as their ID verification

  Thank you

  Beth

  This just happened to me today, the person said in English that they were from Microsoft Windows to D.C. and I got the 2 refunds coming, one for 49.99 and one for 300.00. When you press on for more information, that they finally gave up. They wanted me to turn on my computer, so they could process this information. I never contacted Microsoft for anything, ever. Sounds like a scam to me.

• PC online help. Are they BONE fide or is it a scam?

  A few weeks before, I had a call from a man with an Indian accent, saying that it represents a company called PC online help. He said that Microsoft had informed them (and Yes, an automatic error message had been sent, apparently to Microsoft, when I had a problem an hour or so earlier) that I had problems with the slow operation. He said that his company is in partnership with Microsoft by using technology.

  I paid £99 (for one year of tech support cover) you need and their person tech remote access to my computer laptop and supposed to be cleaned! And he speeded up significantly since!  He also replaced my AVG anti-virus with free download Avira free.

  I have three questions-1. Have I been scammed? 2. is he now an implication of safety, for example my online banking data has been compromised? 3. how my laptop be remotely but once again, even if I now would not allow that?

  A few weeks before, I had a call from a man with an Indian accent, saying that it represents a company called PC online help. He said that Microsoft had informed them (and Yes, an automatic error message had been sent, apparently to Microsoft, when I had a problem an hour or so earlier) that I had problems with the slow operation. He said that his company is in partnership with Microsoft by using technology.

  I paid £99 (for one year of tech support cover) you need and their person tech remote access to my computer laptop and supposed to be cleaned! And he speeded up significantly since!  He also replaced my AVG anti-virus with free download Avira free.

  I have three questions-1. Have I been scammed? 2. is he now an implication of safety, for example my online banking data has been compromised? 3. how my laptop be remotely but once again, even if I now would not allow that?

  Yes, you have been scammed.

  This is a scam and that is becoming more and more common lately. But even worse, if you let them into your computer, who knows what damage they did here or what confidential information they stole.

  So, I highly recommend that you do both of the following immediately:

  1 do a clean reinstall of Windows.

  2. change all your passwords, especially all of banks or other financial sites.

  What is strange, it's your machine run faster, and have replaced them with Avira AVG; Avira is much better than AVG.

  In addition, if you paid by credit card, call your credit card company and see if they can get your money back.

• Maintenance of PC online a scam

  What information could "maintenance of pc online" a call to India cold extracted from my computer? They said they were Microsoft, I allowed remote in my computer, a problem called. I did not finish and disconncted when I contacted MSN to varify this procedure. I get many calls from that person to the India threat.

  Sunday, June 6, 2010 15:05:54 + 0000, MAF says:
   
  > What information might "maintenance of pc online" a call to India cold extracted from my computer? They said they were Microsoft,
   
   
  Microsoft * ever * calls cold like that fact. It was, as you say, a
  scam.
   
   
  > I allowed remote in my computer, a problem called. I did not finish and disconncted when I contacted MSN to varify this procedure.
   
   
  I hope that you have disconnected in time, before making any
  damage. Never leave in the future, * any * cold calling like that in your
  computer, regardless of who they claim to be.
   
   
  > I receive many calls from that person to the India threat.
   
   
  Hah! Ignore them.
   
   
  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows desktop experience) since 2003
   

  Ken Blake

• What is online.apple@cms.math.ca? a scam?

  I received an email the email above with of a "receipt" of songs that I bought apparently. Here the bottom of the message, which looks like it came from Apple, there is a link problems with this transaction?
  If you did not authorize this transaction, click on the link below for the full refund. Go to help desk at: http:/idmsa.apple.com/IDMSWebAuth/refund/login.html?appIdKey

  I started to fill out the form to challenge this transaction before I felt there was something fishy and stopped. Unfortunately. I fill out my apple Id and password it asked me to.

  No information on this?

  It's a scam.  It is certainly not Apple.  Go to appleid.apple.com and change your password.

• Microsoft online lottery is a scam?

  I recently received an email asking for personal information in order to receive my winnings that called Microsoft online lottery. Someone else to receive these emails. Microsoft really such a lottery or is the bogus e-mail?

  Hello

  Please see Mick and Jack answers.

  Also read:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/Lottery/WhatIs.mspx
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/lottery.mspx
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/Lottery/default.mspx

  Hope this helps,

• Flash Player ' scam? Popup of Angelfire server on Mac

  Unlike surf some websites hosted on the server 'Angelfire', someone has the last numbers to get annoyed at popup windows.  Every time when I visit a several sites hosted on Angelfire Server (http://www.angelfire.lycos.com), I keep getting too bored popups asking me to install the latest Flash Player (see screenshot below).

  

  Anyone of you can try to visit a couple of the sites hosted on Angelfire server example and see if you get similar popups like this snapshot above?

  http://www.angelfire.com/MT/FlyTech/area51.html

  http://www.angelfire.com/TV/squad51/fanfics2.html

  Please let me know.  I think that this popup annoyed in the snapshot could be a scam, so that's why I keep the closing down and do want to install in my Macbook Pro.  Take a look at my latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

  

  All the tips are greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

  If popups are a scam or not, having a version update of Flash of common sense. He represented s = allowing you to run animations and online videos.

  You can update Flash on the official website: adobe.com/products/flashplayer

• Scam or not? Help please

  Received an email from '[email protected]' and I don't know if it's legitimate or not say;

  Dear "my name."

  Thank you for your recent order from the Apple Store online.

  It is necessary for me to reach you to confirm some of your data.

  To ensure that your order is processed as soon as possible, please call me directly 80004440836 free phone number and choose the extension 28900058. If I'm not available to take your call, please leave a voice message quoting your order number, a phone number to reach you at and a good time of the day in the office hours to call you back.

  If I don't hear on your part in the next 6 days your order will be automatically cancelled and you will receive an email informing them of the cancellation.

  I look forward to hear from you.

  Sincerely,
  Franck
  Free phone number 80004440836 - Extension 28900058

  Is it legitimate or not?

  Total scam. Delete the e-mail. You can report this to: https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/ follow the instructions for reporting suspected Phishing attempts.

  Good luck

  GB

• Ranking ITunes to Netflix subscription SCAM.

  I received an email indicating that I had ordered a netflix subscription, I had not so much assumed my account has been compromised, then I pressed the button 'report a problem' on the screenshots. then took me to a real website where I then got my itunes right first time (first alarm) password. Then, I followed the instructions and noticed the grammatical errors and such as a company like apple would not stand for (second alarm). I had to type in all my details which I am almost 100% sure are saved in my account third alarm). I then decided to check it out and the site is slightly different with a strange URL such as email address. I then checked online on the order number that had no response confirming to me that it was an address came scam, so I decided to report it. Since then, I changed my password apple and checked the site again, that there is no password protection, the boxes just to be filled in order to continue to the next page.

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  By "has decided to declare" do you mean that you handed to Apple: [email protected] ?

  (Because these are public forums users, I asked guests to delete your images in your message that you had not obscured-out/obscured your email address.)