SCAM? Class Action Notice: In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation

This is a scam. There are too many characters here telling you it isn’t. You have been warned. We all would like a windfall of some kind, that’s why scams like this work. There are hundreds if not thousands calling my phone and leaving me emails with the Apple Inc scams. I know because I own more ten Apple devices and one day after a purchase I got a call and answered it because I thought it was really from Apple. They claimed there was a “problem” with my Apple ID. That was enough for me to hang up on them. The know it alls here might only be their own scammy phonies trying to help you cough up your ID for their buddies. SCAM !

This is very real. I entered in my Apple ID and it found a serial for my iPhone 6. Apple probably made a database with all serials from affected iPhones and attached them to Apple IDs. It would be a more likely scam if they asked for a password. There's real court documents attached to this case as well. Submitted mine after receiving the email, and it's legit.

I sent the below, got the usual "receive will respond soon" email return. I will post their response when/if I get it:

I had 4 affected phones on my account. How do I claim them all?

I don’t know that I am excited about giving away my family Apple IDs or my Bank Account & Routing. Seems a law firm would know to state that the protection of one’s Bank Account & Routing, let alone username IDs.

Can you provide me assurances?

Because your device isn’t eligible it isn’t included in the database, only eligible devices are in the database.

More than likely you didn’t download the proper IOS for the iphone7 by the cut off date of December 21, 2017. The “later” is referring to the IOS, 11.2 or 11.2.1. It is not referring to later dates. They way they wrote that is confusing.

I followed your link...I was able to get myself included in the suit, but even though I DID have the serial #, it required my ID as well. Since it's my email I went ahead and supplied it. If it had asked for a password that would have been the end of it. I sincerely hope you are correct and that this is legit. Seems to be so.

Totally agree

It pays out a whopping $25....not worth my time

that info is not true. they ask for your apple i.d. on the 2nd page in order to collect your settlement.

so either you have no idea what you're talking about, or you are part of the scam...?

These are the worst scammers ever. Hey fill out all this info and maybe you’ll get $20 a couple years from now.

I used an old receipt I had... I searched for a receipt via my MAC. I found a receipt from having a screen protector installed. The serial number of the iPhone was on the receipt. I hope that helps.

WRONG....it asks you to enter Either Serial # OR your Apple ID but then when you fill in the information below with your name and address it asks for your apple id and IT IS A REQUIRED FIELD!

I received an email regarding the Settlement. My issue is I trade my phone frequently and have no clue what the serial number was of my phone or my husband's. Any idea how I locate that?

Thank you,

Joann

It is not a scam. It is a website created by a FEDERAL district court. The federal district court that is adjudicating the class action suit.

Sadly all your effort was for naught and a total waste of time because the system was alerting you to your own use of your Apple ID!

The next time that you see that and before you make such a time consuming blunder, check which devices are signed in to your Apple ID!

Use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to see where you're signed in

1. Tap Settings > [your name], then scroll down. 
2. Tap any device name to view that device's information, such as the device model, serial number, OS version, and whether the device is trusted and can be used to receive Apple ID verification codes. The information might vary depending on the device type. You might need to answer your security questions to see device details. 

Use your Mac to see where you're signed in

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. 
2. Click Apple ID.
3. Click any device name to view that device's information, such as the device model, serial number, and OS version. The information might vary depending on the device type. You might need to answer your security questions to see device details.

I reread my words above, and I failed to mention the notice I received stated a new iPhone/iPad was using my FaceTime. Not just my Apple ID. At any rate, I signed out of all devices and changed my ID and password. Btw, there were four devices listed. I only own and use two.

jammin67 Said:

"[...]Btw, there were four devices listed. I only own and use two."

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Be a Bit More Safe - Modify Credentials:

If nothing is of a duplicate Serial Number, and does not pertain to you, then see if you can remove them. Catch is, you have an annual wait to remove the device from your Apple Account. And modify your credentials, if not duplicates, and neither of the other two items, are your own. Perform the Following:

• Modifying: your login credentials (using both a New eMail and a New Password) for Apple and each and all sites
• Associating: a different method of payment to your account
• Enabling: Two-Factor Authentication for Apple ID and for all other accounts that have such an applicable option