Microsoft warns: Bogus Apple, Windows tech support sites open your phone app

Tech-support scam sites now contain click-to-call to "help" victims more easily contact their sham hotlines.


Tech-support scams are all about deception and trickery, such as fake Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) warnings and other browser pop-ups with fake security warnings that invariably aim to convince users to call a hotline and pay to fix a contrived security problem. Tech-support scammers are testing new phone-call prompts to trick unsuspecting users into calling a bogus hotline, says Microsoft. 

Apple, Windows tech support scams: US cracks down on fake security alerts. Windows 10 security: Here's tech support scammers' latest ploy, says Microsoft.











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