A message claimed to be from Apple but it's a fraud. Am I hacked?

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A message claimed to be from Apple but it's a fraud. Am I hacked?

Right after visiting iTune on my Mac with Safari, , a message popped up, claiming to be from Apple, that I was hacked and should call 1-844-819-5020. And Safari was frozen. Using Google, I found the number was a wide fraud and didn't call.

Turning the Mac off and on again, Safari was working.

Question: Am I hacked? Should I talk to Apple and report this?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Oct 9, 2015 9:27 PM

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Niel

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Oct 9, 2015 9:32 PM in response to po=lolo

1. No.

2. It’s your choice.

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ThomMc1

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Oct 10, 2015 7:36 AM in response to Niel

I've received the same message, rebooted but still get the message on Safari. Is there another fix for this?

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ThomMc1

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Oct 10, 2015 7:57 AM in response to ThomMc1

Please disregard. After shutting down for 10 minutes I was able to bring up Safari again.

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