I just received a text, ostensibly, from a known Contact/Friend with a spam/phishing type message about "mortgage relief" including a suspicious link. I can see legitimate text conversations with this friend in the past months. I did call him to ask if he knew anything about this and, of course, he did not originate the message. I took a screen shot of the message and then deleted it. What can I/should I do at this point?
iPhone 11
DON’T reset all your passwords. That’s a ridiculous idea. If you didn’t click anything in the message there’s nothing to be concerned about. Look at the message very carefully, especially the sender’s address. If it’s an email address it was spoofed (very easy to do); just forget about it. If it is your friend’s actual phone number and it is an SMS message (not an iMessage) your friend should contact their carrier, as it could be a case of an illegal “SIM swap”.
Your friend should also consider this→If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support
The bottom like is the problem is on your friend’s end, not yours.
DON’T reset all your passwords. That’s a ridiculous idea. If you didn’t click anything in the message there’s nothing to be concerned about. Look at the message very carefully, especially the sender’s address. If it’s an email address it was spoofed (very easy to do); just forget about it. If it is your friend’s actual phone number and it is an SMS message (not an iMessage) your friend should contact their carrier, as it could be a case of an illegal “SIM swap”.
Your friend should also consider this→If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support
The bottom like is the problem is on your friend’s end, not yours.
I’d suggest you notify your cell carrier & Apple to let them know your phone # has been compromised & get their recommendations on what actions to take (not sure if txt you rec’d was SMS or iMessage). At a min, I’d change google, email & Facebook PWs & monitor other APPs to see if anything else has been affected. Better safe than sorry… good luck!
Change all your passwords, don't click on any links & restart your phone.
Thank you for your response. Of course, I did not click on the link I mentioned, nor do I ever click on random links such as that. When you say "change all your passwords", how far do I go with that?
Fake Text from Known Contact
