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Text messages about phone doing illegal things is this a scam

I keep getting text messages about my iOS doing illegal things or a major problem has been detected. Is this a scam?

Posted on Feb 15, 2025 11:06 AM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2025 11:51 AM

Definitely a scam.

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Feb 15, 2025 11:51 AM in response to eulyses

Definitely a scam.

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Feb 15, 2025 11:07 AM in response to eulyses

Of course it is a scam. Ignore and delete the messages.

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