'800-511-8970' Pop-Ups

Online technical support tactics are still growing in popularity, and more and more con artists prefer to use this method to take money from random victims that may come across their fraudulent scheme. A recent example of a technical support tactic that malware researchers discovered is associated with the phone number 800-511-8970 which, according to the fraudulent Web browser messages, can get users in touch with certified Microsoft support agents. Apart from promoting fake technical support services, the '800-511-8970' pop-ups also tell users that their Windows devices have been blocked due to suspicious activity. Depending on the spam campaign the con artists use, there's a significant chance that the content of the '800-511-8970' pop-ups may vary for each user, but in the end, they'll all provide similar fake information – threat infections, corrupted files, hacker attacks, exposed passwords, suspicious activity, etc.

You may be wondering how the con artists can make money out of all this, and the answer is not as complicated as some of you may think. The people behind the '800-511-8970' pop-ups are looking for ways to take your money, and that's the reason why they will not hesitate to lie by telling users that 800-511-8970 is a hotline associated with Microsoft. As you can probably guess, reputable companies like Microsoft would never resort to Web browser pop-ups to promote their services, and the '800-511-8970' pop-ups or other Web browser pop-ups that claim to be linked to Microsoft are not a source you should trust.

The end game of the con artists is to convince users to trust them and call '800-511-8970.' The hotline will not get users in contact with certified computer experts and, instead, they'll get in touch with people who will not hesitate to provide them with false information regarding their computer's health and security. When the con artists have said enough to win the user's trust, they may proceed to offer a solution to the problem, which usually involves paying hundreds of dollars for software or subscriptions to technical support services. If the '800-511-8970' pop-ups appear in your Web browser, you should close them immediately, and run an anti-malware scanning tool to ensure that the fraudulent messages were not brought to your Web browser by suspicious software.