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I receive "contact microsoft with a phone number" prompt when I open certain articles in yahoo news via Mozilla

Cana18
Cana18
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I do not receive any of these messages when I use google. See message attached. I also receive other messages saying my computer has been hacked and to call a particular number. I know these are scams - but why do they only come thru on Mozilla? Thank you

I do not receive any of these messages when I use google. See message attached. I also receive other messages saying my computer has been hacked and to call a particular number. I know these are scams - but why do they only come thru on Mozilla? Thank you

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi Cana18, I don't know why these scammers are either targeting Firefox users or more successful launching the pages in Firefox.

Are you using any kind of ad blocker in your browsers? If not, you might consider trying one. For example:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

As with any content blocking add-on, there will be pages that do not display correctly without some of the content blocked. If you trust the content, you can use the add-on's toolbar button to allow it so the page loads normally. Ultimately, it's your call on whether that occasional extra effort is worth the benefits.