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Does Apple have pop up phishing/ malware notices for Safari on iPad?

Does Apple have pop up phishing/ malware notices ? I was just looking something up on safari and a notice popped up ; had Apple care logo and the top banner looked legit ; I didn’t hit the start scan button but very good misrepresentation of legit notice


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iPad Air, iPadOS 15

Posted on Jul 22, 2022 1:17 PM

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Posted on Jul 22, 2022 1:28 PM

That’s a scam.


Scams are common.


Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Websites cannot scan your device contents. That’d be a complete and total catastrophe.


Here is a (very long) thread on some of the scams:


“Your system is infected with (3) Viruses” - Apple Community


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Jul 22, 2022 1:28 PM in response to Suebee007

That’s a scam.


Scams are common.


Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Websites cannot scan your device contents. That’d be a complete and total catastrophe.


Here is a (very long) thread on some of the scams:


“Your system is infected with (3) Viruses” - Apple Community


Does Apple have pop up phishing/ malware notices for Safari on iPad?

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