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ZumbianErica Author

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Viruses

Hello, I just got a message stating my iPhone has been compromised and there are 5viruses on it. The message takes you to an app to download (that I haven’t) can you help me with this?

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 26, 2021 7:40 AM

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kb1951

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Posted on Jun 26, 2021 7:47 AM

Scam messages. Ignore them.

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kb1951

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Jun 26, 2021 7:47 AM in response to ZumbianErica

Scam messages. Ignore them.

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