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Malicious Website - mac-issue-online.com and Telephone Number - 1 800-656-8559

The websites: "mac-issue-online.com" and "fbi.gov.id657546456 -3999456674.k8381.com" are fakes and malicious. Please do not visit and follow the instructions on those websites. The telephone number: "1 800-656-8559" the websites ask you to call is also a fake, setup by scammers for their potential victims to call, so they can trick them into giving them access to their computers.

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The Fake and Malicious Website

The websites were designed to trick the potential victims into giving the scammers access to their computers by showing them the following fake messages, which claims that their computers have been compromised and they should give them remote access in order to fix the problem:

  • “YOUR BROWSER HAS BEEN LOCKED.ALL PC DATA WILL BE DETAINED AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES WILL BE INITIATED AGAINST YOU IF THE FINE WILL NOT BE PAID. FOR HELP CALL TOLL FREE +1 800-656-8559 “.
  • Browser can't connect to the serverBrowser can't open the page... because browser can't connect to the server "www.google.com"
    Call Toll Free +1 800-656-8559
  • Virus Detected in Your Browser
    Browser has been locked
    Immediately Call for Technical Support
    +1 800-656-8559 (Toll Free)
    All PC Data will be Detained and Criminal Procedure will initiated against you if the fine will not be Immediately Call for Technical Support
    +1 800-656-8559 (Toll Free)

Whatever you do, please do not call the fake technical support or customer service telephone number, visit the website or give them remote access to your computer.

If you are asked to call a telephone for an organization, please visit the organization’s legitimate website, locate their contact numbers and call them. Tell them what you were told to do and they will be able to verify.

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