Mac Tech Support Scammer

Scams
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So, I came across this popup claiming to be Apple and telling me to call this number. +1-888-220-9649. They claimed that I had a virus, and get this… the “virus” had a .exe file extension. I will drop the link to the popup below.

http://134.122.4.162/m19/?phone=+1-(888)-220-9649&#

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I also called them, and you can find this call by checking out my podcast.
https://anchor.fm/prankz-galore
https://www.breaker.audio/prankz-galore
https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MWU5ZjllNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prankz-galore/id1542499084
https://pca.st/jlrlny4h
https://radiopublic.com/prankz-galore-WRa2pw
https://open.spotify.com/show/2cTQA27SrnZLbkxh4WGPjf

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the popup is now disabled. I attempted to use it on my MacBook and it said safari couldn’t access the site

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@Puglover672#171566 that was quick! does the number still work?

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@ann05ythe#171584 No, I tried calling the number just to give them a headache, but unfortunately the number is out of service.

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@SilentWeebFam1#171606 I guess they got really tired of me :joy: