Dangerous problem that continues to happen!
I am advising you of a SERIOUS problem that continues to happen. When I'm scrolling through the daily news articles, an article comes up that I'm interested in. I click to open it, and a message appears that "Your computer is infected with a virus and is locked! You must call Microsoft Support to resolve it!" And it gives an 800 number to call. If you call the number, a nefarious agent will start a remote session to take over your computer. However, it is not Microsoft! I've found that this only happens when the lower text of the article has the words "Take a closer look." Also, some of the articles with those words are legit, but clicking on them is very risky due to the above explanation I've submitted. This is dangerous and unacceptable that you aren't controlling this! It must be fixed!!!
GEORGE DILGER
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I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.