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Received a weird call about my computer security and needing to send money, I hung up on him.

I received an unsolicited call from a person identifying himself as (censored for ghostwriters). He said scans had detected that my computer was compromised and offered immediate help in exchange for an $88 PayPal payment to (censored for ghostwriters). I declined and did not make a payment or provide remote access. During the call, he made remarks I found antisemitic. I reported the incident to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). I’m sharing my experience so others can be cautious about unsolicited claims that a computer has been hacked. Verify such claims independently before making a payment or allowing remote access.