Hackers and viruses

Some people called me today claiming to be Apple. They said I have to buy a $500 Apple Card or Google Play Card to trap those hackers and that they have access to my IP address. They said the gift card security code should secure my phone and that I have to give them the code. Can I trust them?

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 11:04 AM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2020 11:05 AM

Definitely do not trust them.


Apple does not make such calls.

All such calls are scams from criminals attempting to steal your personal and financial information. The callers will often use number spoofing to pretend they are calling from a legitimate business. The correct course of action is to ignore the calls or hang up on them, repeatedly if needed. 


Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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Dec 15, 2020 11:05 AM in response to maheeb192

Definitely do not trust them.


Apple does not make such calls.

All such calls are scams from criminals attempting to steal your personal and financial information. The callers will often use number spoofing to pretend they are calling from a legitimate business. The correct course of action is to ignore the calls or hang up on them, repeatedly if needed. 


Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Dec 25, 2020 3:46 PM in response to stedman1

I’m a dork so I just learned this that when I’m on YouTube malicious code is a lot of times put in videos that open the door to your device everyone probly knew this but me anyway

iOS is easy to clean I learned today just go to safari in settings and scroll down and clear website data and history and that clears the hacker ******** . They ain’t reading my mail or nothin no more

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!

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