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Uninitiated group conversation with unknown contacts

I have a cinversation i did not initiate or joind, between 3 people not in my contacts. how is this possible?

iPhone 16

Posted on Nov 9, 2026 4:59 PM

2 replies

Nov 9, 2026 6:15 PM in response to CEWollard

There could be a lot of reasons this happened. By far the most likely reason is someone trying to scam you. If you need help identifying wether or not the message is a scam, refer to the article linked below.

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


Also look at these threads:

discussions.apple.com/thread/256035805?sortBy=rank


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255711296?answerId=261484181


If you want, you can reply to this post and share a screenshot of the message you received. Make sure to cover any phone numbers or sensitive information. (Example below)


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Uninitiated group conversation with unknown contacts

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