Safari Sham Security and Software Upgrade Notice

Last night I clicked on a doodle poll to enter my name and I got a notice in Safari saying:
Safari - Alert
Major Security Issue
To fix it please call Support for Apple
+1 800-680-4131 (Toll Free) immediately!
I did not call the number but called Apple Support. After waiting 45 minutes for an agent, he walked me through a number of steps to block those kinds of messages and to increase the security on my laptop. He agreed it was a sham notice and that it was phishing.
We appeared to have resolved the problem, but after shutting down and restarting my computer, later that evening another message popped up in Safari, this time telling me that some software program was in urgent need of updating. I closed Safari and went to Firefox for the rest of the evening.
Has anyone else experienced this new problem in Safari?
I recently upgraded to Yosemite and have had other problems with Mac Mail, which I think I have resolved, but this Safari thing has me spooked.

Force Quit .
Press command + option + esc keys together at the same time. Wait.
When Force Quit window appears, select Safari if not already.
Press Force Quit button at the bottom of the window. Wait.
Safari will quit.
Relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.
Turn off Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi off”.
Visit another website.
You won’t have internet connection.
Turn on Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi on”.
Select your Network.

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