Happened to me today, too! Typed in the wrong website and all of a sudden some robot voice came on telling me that I had a virus and needed to call this number ASAP. Said the same thing about online shopping, too.
I called the number (like an idiot), but smarted up when they asked to remotely access my computer. PLUS, there was a REALLY SUPER SHADY ringtone, too. Didn't sound too reputable.
The lady (with an Indian accent) promised me they were a reputable company (the 3rd most used in the world) used by Mac & Apple. She said that it would cost me $199.00 to fix it.
I said no thanks and she said "why?" I said I didn't know anything about the company and I felt like it was a scam.
I shut down the computer, rebooted it, and all was fine.
Happened to me today, too! Typed in the wrong website and all of a sudden some robot voice came on telling me that I had a virus and needed to call this number ASAP. Said the same thing about online shopping, too.
I called the number (like an idiot), but smarted up when they asked to remotely access my computer. PLUS, there was a REALLY SUPER SHADY ringtone, too. Didn't sound too reputable.
The lady (with an Indian accent) promised me they were a reputable company (the 3rd most used in the world) used by Mac & Apple. She said that it would cost me $199.00 to fix it.
I said no thanks and she said "why?" I said I didn't know anything about the company and I felt like it was a scam.
I shut down the computer, rebooted it, and all was fine.
Company: mac-securitiescom