Windows Office for Mac Scam - Foreign IP Address

I respectfully disagree. Whatever malware I had allowed onto my system was specifically designed to scam off the MS Office setup.

I also believe Apple & MS have the capacity and the responsibility to track such specific scam threats. Suggesting a local law enforcement report as being effective is surely a joke.

Perhaps you could also re-consider your own online tone. Being scammed is no fun. And I expect an honest effort to report it and make an attempt to be responsible for others in this community could be viewed accordingly.

If I can explain a little further Bob. The pop-up did not appear as a pop-up - it was whole screen. AND it came up as a direct result of clicking on an official MS Office install button. I did not realize it as a pop-up till after the fact. That is why I am describing this scam as sophisticated. Maybe phishing has become more sophisticated than I had realized.

I sense that anyone without some level of understanding of IP addresses would easily have been scammed for the $199.

MS and Apple can and do have a whole staff dedicated to informing law enforcement. You could try that reality!

I see you chose not to respond to my comment about helpful online tone. That seems unfortunate. I bet many people who have been scammed are embarrassed and angry. I would hope experienced folks such as yourself could respond accordingly.

Let me be more precise. My concern was that the malware was prompted by clicking on a install link in the correct official MS page.

Sure, scamming by copying MS content within a pop-up is easy to understand. I personally, did not know that malware could be prompted by clicking within an official MS webpage. Do you get my point?

OK, I agree (hopefully). The specific point i am trying to communicate is that whatever malware existed on my system (a one month old new MBP by the way) was able to track my click on the official MS website.

I am 100% clear that after I cleared the pop-up - underneath was still the official MS website page and it operated perfectly to install my MS Office.

Hopefully, I am being clear and specific as to my concern.

The exact site was:

office.com/setup

As per the key Code card as provided by MS

Thankyou. I did make an error in my original post. Furthermore, when I later cleared the "pop-up" the original official MS webapge was "underneath" and was effective.

Yes, got it Steve. I guess cyber-security is becoming more and more critical. Appreciate your response as I am sure it is really embarrassing for those who actually lose money.