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Might’ve been scammed

someone sent me a message on Facebook saying my page was going to be shut down. I was in a rush and filled in a form which I now believe to be a scam. I luckily gave them the wrong information but there was a form at the top which read:


Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 16_5_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/20F75

[FBAN/FBIOS;FBDV/iPhone11,8;FBMD/iPhone;FBSN/iOS;FBSV/16.5.1;FBSS/2;FBID/phone;FBLC/en_Qaau_GB;FBOP/5]


and I pressed log in, which was likely also a disguised link. Does anyone have any recommendations or know what the code above does?


it was almost certainly a scammer as I later realised the links on the page didn’t work.


I also sent them a pic of my license but there’s not much I can do about this now


any advice? Should I reset my phone, call support?


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Posted on Jul 3, 2023 5:34 AM

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Posted on Jul 3, 2023 5:44 AM

Read this document if you think your Apple ID has been compromised. --> If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support


For iOS 15 or earlier, if you want to see if anyone else has access to your device or accounts, click here --> See who has access to your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


For iOS 16 or later see how Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe. How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe - Apple Support


Use the information in this document to check your Apple ID device list to find where you're signed in --> Check your Apple ID device list to find where you're signed in - Apple Support


Related materials:

Personal Safety User Guide

Personal Safety User Guide - Apple Support

> open the Table of Contents and review the articles


A document with general information about security and your Apple ID --> Security and your Apple ID - Apple Support


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security by clicking on this link --> Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support "This article provides country-specific Apple Support contact information for customers seeking help with their Apple ID password or other security-related issues."


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Jul 3, 2023 5:44 AM in response to Hamish1_2_3

Read this document if you think your Apple ID has been compromised. --> If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support


For iOS 15 or earlier, if you want to see if anyone else has access to your device or accounts, click here --> See who has access to your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


For iOS 16 or later see how Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe. How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe - Apple Support


Use the information in this document to check your Apple ID device list to find where you're signed in --> Check your Apple ID device list to find where you're signed in - Apple Support


Related materials:

Personal Safety User Guide

Personal Safety User Guide - Apple Support

> open the Table of Contents and review the articles


A document with general information about security and your Apple ID --> Security and your Apple ID - Apple Support


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security by clicking on this link --> Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support "This article provides country-specific Apple Support contact information for customers seeking help with their Apple ID password or other security-related issues."


Jul 3, 2023 5:47 AM in response to Hamish1_2_3

I am not recognizing everything in the bit you posted but to me it appears to be standard information about your browser software version and hardware that you are using that, frankly, most web sites might ask for. I am guessing they use it to know what type of web page to send you and if your browser can handle that.

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