Notification in calendar: Won iPhone Xs Max

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

Posted on Aug 23, 2019 5:17 AM

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Hop Frog

Level 1

4 points

Aug 23, 2019 12:01 PM in response to bulbous

Yes, I too am getting this through my google calendars, plus I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 if that makes any difference. What scares me is that I did what you said and changed the settings to "No", and 10 minutes later the same events popped up again for the next 3 days.

I hope google becomes aware of this, because breaches in security like this scare me :(

bulbous

Level 1

14 points

Aug 23, 2019 10:56 AM in response to LovelyBri_1

You should definitely not click on the link. The link is not legitimate, and you could end up installing something nasty.

ARC2498 Author

Level 1

13 points

Aug 23, 2019 11:05 AM in response to GusNorco

I have an iPhone. It's also on my calendar for 5 days lol

Aug 23, 2019 12:12 PM in response to bulbous

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.

Aug 23, 2019 3:40 PM in response to ARC2498

If it helps, the bitly link redirects to a url called statconutor.info

Luckily bitly has a redirect warning before actually clicking the link.

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Notification in calendar: Won iPhone Xs Max