Phone Call Apple Support Scam. Apple Support Scam. CEO of Global Cyber Risk LLC Jody Westby got an automated call on her iPhone Thursday. It warned that multiple Apple user IDs had been compromised and said she needed to call a. Avoid Scam Phone Calls. Don’t fall for this scam. Your iCloud account isn’t likely to be hacked (there haven’t been any actual hacks of iCloud to date). Apple wouldn’t call you if it did. Beware of this Apple phone scam that claims your accounts have been hacked. Keep in mind, Apple will not call you in the evnt of yoru account being hacked.
The official Apple support on Twitter has been bombarded with tweets from concerned users worried about this whole iCloud scam situation. Because of this, Apple posted some tips on how to avoid scammers on the support section of their site. The Apple support team says scammers are spoofing customer support numbers, so the call looks like it's from Apple, but it's not. Then the caller pressures you for information or money.
The Apple support team says scammers are spoofing customer support numbers, so the call looks like it's from Apple, but it's not. Then the caller pressures you for information or money.
January 15, 2019 06:50 PM. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) - If you got phone calls from someone saying they're from Apple, hang up. It's a scam. We strongly advise that you to ignore these scams and bear in mind that official Apple Customer Support would never make such calls. Criminals responsible for these phishing scams often make more than one call. People who answer or return calls from 1-800-275-2273 (or other numbers that scammers use) are informed that they have reached Apple. The latest scam targeting Apple device users is particularly insidious, appearing to come as a call from the company's real phone support number, according to a well-known security researcher. The Apple support team says scammers are spoofing customer support numbers, so the call looks like it's from Apple, but it's not. Then the caller pressures you for information or money.
