Are these virus alerts on my iPhone a scam?

I let my family member use my phone and was told that a virus alert popped up on my phone. It said something along the lines of "apple has detected 14 new virus follow the link to download VPN". I am not sure if this was a scam trying to hack my phone or if it was Apple trying to alert me there are now virus on my phone. What should I do?

Posted on Sep 16, 2021 10:09 AM

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muguy

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Sep 16, 2021 10:15 AM in response to tianna295

Always a scam. Don't follow or click.

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