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Groovydahg Author

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Phone Call

I received a call from 816-69*-**** stating my apple iCloud had been suspicious activity to contact Apple support and to select 1 to continue. Was this a valid call or spam?

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Posted on Feb 11, 2021 12:26 PM

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stedman1

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Posted on Feb 11, 2021 12:27 PM

It is a very common scam attempt.

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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