Scam website

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Scam website

I was typing out a website but mistyped one part of it and when I searched it up it redirected me to an apple page that was saying I had Trojan Spyware. The page seemed real at first but the more I looked the less realistic it became. It had fake windows, it was unsecure, and it had a Safari notice icon despite me using Chrome. It also had a phone number that was supposedly Apple Support but it was fake too. I showed the link to my friend and when she clicked on it the page showed the same thing as mine despite her using a HP. Im not sure what to do about this page or who I should contact.

MacBook, OS X 10.11

Posted on Sep 7, 2021 7:15 PM

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Answer 1

TheLittles

Level 10

203,623 points

Sep 7, 2021 7:37 PM in response to Gemini_404

Gemini_404 Said:

"Scam website: [...]Im not sure what to do about this page or who I should contact."

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How to Report this to Apple:

You would take screenshots of you browser history to Apple, and point out which items pertain t this site.

Get The URLs:

You should take a screenshot of your history, and show apple what these urls are.

Open: Safari
Go to: History Menu
Select: Show All History
Take a Screenshot: Take a screenshot on your Mac - Apple Support
Forward the Screenshot: to reportphishing@apple.com
Mention: what this message is all about: A list of scam sites shown on Safari Browser History

Screenshot:

A Screenshot of what to Send: This Thread is the top item of the list that pops up:

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ku4hx

Level 7

23,694 points

Sep 8, 2021 1:24 AM in response to Gemini_404

Best approach is to avoid the site and warn others as best you can.

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Answer 3

Sep 7, 2021 7:36 PM in response to Gemini_404

Good job at noticing that it was fake. (It's a lot easier to tell -- and much more entertaining -- when it's putting up windows error messages on your mac.)

There's nobody to tell -- who knows where the web site even is? Anyone can put anything that they want on a website and there's not much anyone can do about it.

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