I had a pop up on my phone and asked me to call a number

Hi I had the following pop up, which asked me to call a number. 1-866-256-3296 is this Apple care number?


Someone answered the phone, when I asked his name he hung up.

Posted on Aug 5, 2019 2:14 PM

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Posted on Aug 5, 2019 2:16 PM

Such messages are scams. Close the offending page and avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising tactics.

Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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