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

"If you are or were a U.S. owner of an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, and/or SE device that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later before December 21, 2017, and/or a U.S. owner of an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus device that ran iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017, you could be entitled to benefits under a class action settlement."

Tipoff to a scam: The web form asked for my device serial # (fine) but then it asked for my Apple ID! As the form says, "Your Apple ID is the account you use to sign in to all Apple services." Needless to say, I did NOT give them my Apple ID, and I see no reason they would need that. Just wanted to let people know about a possible scam.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 10

Posted on Jul 16, 2020 10:01 AM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2020 6:29 PM

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.

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Aug 11, 2020 11:50 AM in response to Timothy Arends1

Lol it’s not a scam look up batterygate

Dah•veed

Level 9

65,347 points

Aug 20, 2020 7:05 AM in response to Diggenist

Your device wasn't effected by the situation.

Aug 20, 2020 7:07 AM in response to Dah•veed

Thank you. That's what I figured. I think my other family members did have problems with their old phones, so I'll have to see if I can pull their Apple IDs from them.

PCal12

Level 1

4 points

Aug 20, 2020 9:30 AM in response to Dah•veed

Where do you find your Apple ID?

Aug 20, 2020 9:36 AM in response to PCal12

PCal12 wrote:

Where do you find your Apple ID?

Unless you have more than one, it's how you logged into these forums.

Aug 27, 2020 5:23 PM in response to Timothy Arends1

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

lkrupp

Level 6

16,194 points

Aug 27, 2020 6:28 PM in response to Johnnyrust

Johnnyrust wrote:

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

Well, that's the problem with all class action lawsuits. The affected parties get peanuts while the lawyers get millions.

Aug 30, 2020 2:16 PM in response to Michael Black

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...?

lkrupp

Level 6

16,194 points

Aug 31, 2020 6:03 AM in response to JamesD1957

The lawyers are actually pleased so many are skeptical and distrustful. That leaves more money for them.

Aug 31, 2020 8:11 PM in response to Timothy Arends1

It won’t accept my serial # when I copied and paste it!! I have an iPhone 6 Plus

Dah•veed

Level 9

65,347 points

Aug 31, 2020 8:23 PM in response to Christa525

Then your iPhone is not one the affected phones. Not all iPhones for that model are.

Sep 3, 2020 1:42 PM in response to ivanerickson

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

Sep 5, 2020 1:24 PM in response to Jojolewes

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.

lkrupp

Level 6

16,194 points

Sep 19, 2020 5:54 AM in response to yvettelaforge

Well, that’s the problem with public forums. There’s a lot of misinformation mixed in with the truth.

Sandrius

Level 1

4 points

Oct 3, 2020 7:33 AM in response to Timothy Arends1

there are lots of problems and the most important thing for me is that my FaceTime is not working like wtf

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