I had something appear on my calendar indicating I've won an iPhone X s Max, and it provided a link to click on. Obviously, I didn't click. Is this a scam/phising?
iPhone 8 Plus
I got this just now also -- it looks to me like it's a google calendar invite issue -- if you guys can confirm if you're using google calendars, that'd be helpful. If so, here's what I did to hopefully prevent future instances of this. Log in to your gmail account at calendar.google.com, then click on the gear icon on the upper right, select settings in the left-hand menu, and then click on "Event Settings" -- there's an entry: "Automatically add invitations", that in my case was set to "Yes" (this is the default) -- I changed it to "No, only display invitations to which I have responded".
What happens if you click on the link?
You should definitely not click on the link. The link is not legitimate, and you could end up installing something nasty.
Yep Gmail user here.
got the same thing. yes. obviously a scam. but how does it appear on my google calendar is what I want to know..
I have an iPhone. It's also on my calendar for 5 days lol
Me too. Though since it's happening to so many of us all at the same time it seems reasonable to assume that our privacy has not been compromised and that Gmail was the one that was exploited
And I use an Android.. so, yes.. it is Google. Has nothing to do with Apple
I have google calendar and got this as well.
Yes, thank you so much. This worked for me. It kept popping back up even after I deleted all the events.
edit to add: Also, I am on Android as well and I use google calendar.
If it helps, the bitly link redirects to a url called statconutor.info
Luckily bitly has a redirect warning before actually clicking the link.
Hey just found this tread, I just got the same Pop up in my Google calendar on my android phone. Can't see any emails with any invites and only email address was my own. Wierd
Thank you very much!
Same thing happening with me. Events scheduled for a whole week now. Pretty annoying.
I got this too. It began with a fake text a contact received, asking them to forward to their contacts. Immediately started getting notifications that I had won an iPhone, linked to Google Calendar.
Google Calendar & IPhone
Notification in calendar: Won iPhone Xs Max
