Compromised phone

When i was on a site a message popped up saying my phone was compromised from a virus and to download an anti virus app. When i try to download the app it wont let me. Should i ignore this?

iPhone 8

Posted on Aug 4, 2019 12:06 PM

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Aug 4, 2019 12:07 PM in response to rilayo

It was a scam and you should close the page and ignore it.

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