Don't Click on Popups or Links in Emails

We've gotten a couple calls this week.

​One person called and said she had a pop up advising her that Microsoft had detected a security issue and she needed to call.  Thankfully she did not.  Microsoft never contacts people via a message on their computer or email.  Had she called she would have been told they needed to get into her system to repair it.  What they actually would have done is locked her system, and required a payment to "Fix it".  It was never broken.  If you get this type of message, close your windows, turn off your computer, wait and turn it back on.   

There is nothing wrong.  It's only a message.  If you have Malwarebytes run it to make sure there is no malware on your computer.

We had a call today from someone who supposedly received an email from Apple. It read that her account was locked and she had to verify it.  She filled in some information (mistake) but when it asked for her social security number she realized it was fishy.

Never provide information through a link in an email.  If you are unsure, call the company or go directly to their site.