Was my dad scammed?

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my dad turned his computer on and a popup saying the computer was locked/frozen kept popping up. It had only 1 number to call to have it fixed. it was a non microsoft number/message. The alleged company was called NovaTech. My dad called the number and it was a guy with an indain accent who answered and told him he could pay $600 to fix the computer and an additional $1000 for internet security. I know this is a scam because there was only that one number to call and it kept popping up. Is this a new scam? How could my dad have fixed the computer without calling the number? I believe h

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