Phishing attempt received via text message

Scam. Apple will NEVER send such a message. Don't respond to it. You can tell from the grammatical errors, it's not from Apple. They are hoping you are gullible enough to fall victim to them.

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

NEVER click on a link or call a phone number in a message like this.

Do you have Apple Pay?

Have you logged on directly to your account to check recent activity? Does a $169 charge show up there?

If no.....which is highly likely.....you know the message is a scam.

It did not come from Apple. It’s a scam.

Just got the exact same text, but for 143.00 dollars, and a phone number ending in 51. Scam all the way.

Yes, exactly like the other million or so messages, and very much a scam.

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Same here. Same amount different phone number. Scammers

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