Suspicious message on iPhone

I receive this message and I am confused. I believe it’s a scam but I would like some confirmation



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iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 27, 2025 7:58 AM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2025 8:06 AM

That is a prevalent scam attempt, do not interact with the message.


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


Who even calls it an “Apple iCloud ID?”

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Jan 27, 2025 8:27 AM in response to Zachyy

The first time I saw one of these, I looked up the phone number. That's always the easiest thing to check. Naturally, it had nothing to do with Apple.


But this is the first time I've really read through it. And what a grammatical mess!


Apple is very, very particular about any and all written communications. Something like this would never be allowed to be sent.


Apple Approval Notice


You will never receive any message that begins like this. Never.


We have noticed that your Apple iCloud id


As you already noted; Apple iCloud id?


paid by Apple Pay Pre Authorization.


No such thing.


Also some suspicious sign in request and apple pay activation request detected.


Why is the word 'some' in there? "Also a suspicious sign in" would be correct. And apple is spelled with a lower case a. It should also end with "was detected," so it didn't end so clumsily.


That looks like suspicious to us.


Written by someone who only marginally knows how to speak and write in English. "This looks suspicious to us," would at least be grammatically correct. But it's also nothing you would ever see in any message from Apple.


If NOT you? talk to an Apple Representative.


Apple would not capitalize the word not. Why is there a question mark in the middle of a sentence? It should be a comma.


Falling may lead to auto debit and charge will not be reversed.


At least the user is warned they may be falling. I wonder how far it is before you hit bottom?

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