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Interesting new scam: address bar shows whatever .com, but the phone number lies!
Scammers have found an interesting trick via Google ads, and thus far it only seems to work with them, no other online ad company. They buy an ad, for example, for Microsoft.com, that says 'Call us toll free at 805-xxx-xxxx' and it pops up as a banner at the top of the page!
So you're browsing for whatever, and this page pops up and the URL looks completely legit, and there's a phone number just below the top of the page, do you trust it?
Well, looks like these days you shouldn't.
Might want to spread the word, and article, to your more gullible friends and older relations.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/tech-support-scammers-inject-malicious-phone-numbers-into-big-name-websites/
So you're browsing for whatever, and this page pops up and the URL looks completely legit, and there's a phone number just below the top of the page, do you trust it?
Well, looks like these days you shouldn't.
Might want to spread the word, and article, to your more gullible friends and older relations.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/tech-support-scammers-inject-malicious-phone-numbers-into-big-name-websites/
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This appears to be more of a web page thing, but I suppose it could appear in emails.