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Pop up message saying to call Microsoft Technical support for immediate help:

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2024-07-17T20:29:40+00:00

Pop up message saying to call Microsoft Technical support for immediate help:

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  1. JuliaMarvin 19,050 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-07-17T20:41:40+00:00

    That's a fake so-called Tech Support scam alert/warning which you are seeing in your browser.

    "Remember that real error messages from Microsoft, or other big tech companies, never include phone numbers for you to call them.

    If your screen suddenly fills with scary pop-ups you should immediately close your browser (try pressing ALT+F4 if you can't do it with your mouse). If you can’t close your browser try restarting your computer."

    Other methods to get out of such fake Tech Support scam browser warnings are listed here:: Thread "Blocked computer" page 1: AW's reply on January 21, 2023

    Suggest reading:

    To prevent even seeing such fake alerts, use a good content/ad-blocker such as free uBlock Origin.

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