How do I know if a pop up is really about malware or a attempt downloads phishing

How do I know if a pop up on Safari is a message from apple about malware or if it’s fake? It had a time limit on it to down load software. I did not do it!

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 6:33 PM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2021 6:35 PM

All such popup messages are scams presented by criminals.

Do not interact with the message or the sender.

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