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I received a random and unwanted call from someone who identified himself as (censored) and claimed that scans had detected my computer had been hacked. He offered to fix the problem immediately in exchange for an $88 PayPal payment to hello@(censored). His voice sounded unusually feminine, and his English had a non-native accent—possibly Vietnamese or Chinese. The voice also sounded as though it may have been generated by an AI voice agent, though I can’t confirm that. I checked the claims with Google Gemini, which warned me that (censored) and Radical Security were associated with scams. I didn’t send money or grant remote access but rather submitted it to the FCC.

Some very strange over exaggerated AI sounding like a bad Kung Fu movie saying my Kung Fu was no good, my computer was messed up and to paypal money. It made me laugh but ultimately I hung up on it.

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.