Warning message that we had been hacked.

We have 10.7.5 we received a message that the system had been hacked and we should call it an 877 number to talk to the Apple support.  I turned the computer off for the night. Today, when restarting the message was gone.  I was able to run Sophos Anti-virus that does no threats.  Does this sound familiar to others?  Is it a scam?  What should I do when I get a warning message?

It is a SCAM, never all pay attention to these messages. In addition, uninstall Sophos following the instructions of developers. OS X has no need of the AV, cleaning or ANY, repeat ANY utility of third maintenance party. OS X is extremely secure and performs better if left totally alone. Sophos at best worthless and at worst will cause problems with your system.

Also please read Phony 'technical support' / 'ransomware' popups and web pages

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