Received a thing online wanting me to download something saying I had a malware on my phone and claimed to

reaceived a page saying my phone had malware on it and claimed to be from apple wanting me to download an app.

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 11

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 10:26 AM

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QuickTimeKirk

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Posted on Apr 29, 2020 10:28 AM

A scam.

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Apr 29, 2020 10:28 AM in response to kiesha102

A scam.

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