Phone calls from "Apple Support"
I've just received 3 suspicious phone calls concerning security breaches to Apple products advising me to talk to the caller about it.
Anyone else?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
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I've just received 3 suspicious phone calls concerning security breaches to Apple products advising me to talk to the caller about it.
Anyone else?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
It is unfortunately a common scam. Apple doesn't make unsolicited phone calls. If there was a problem you would be notified when attempting to log in, including when logging into this forum. Also see: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Also, the caller id number shown on scam and marketing calls is frequently not the number actually originating the call. The number is often spoofed.
One option to consider is Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers. See: Detect and block spam phone calls - Apple Support
It is unfortunately a common scam. Apple doesn't make unsolicited phone calls. If there was a problem you would be notified when attempting to log in, including when logging into this forum. Also see: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Also, the caller id number shown on scam and marketing calls is frequently not the number actually originating the call. The number is often spoofed.
One option to consider is Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers. See: Detect and block spam phone calls - Apple Support
Yeah' it's a scam and we get 1 or 2 per week.
see > Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Those calls are unfortunately quite prevalent. Apple will never "cold call" a customer with that, or any other information. You can safely ignore the calls/block the number.
I just had one in the last minute!
Phone calls from "Apple Support"