Earlier this evening I received a text from The number 437-04. It read:
iTunes deactivated your account. Click the link and follow instruction: http://bit.do/iTunes-activate
It feels like spam to me. Has anyone else received this text?
iPhone 5s, iOS 8.4.1
Jan 4 2017
I just had what I think is a spam text, saying my Apple ID is due to expire. Prevent this by confirming [your] Apple ID at:
This must be spam! (mustn't it?)
I tried to report it to applepfishing....but google bounced it back, thinking My email was spam!
Boy oh boy! I've just put a filter on my text/messages.
Maybe that will help.
Hi,
I just received this text saying my apple I'd was about to expire but it obviously a spam as it redirects me to the following website link which I have not opened -
http://appie-control.com, despite the text saying apple!
"Final Notification
Your AppIe ID is due to expire today. Prevent this by confirming your AppIe ID at
AppIe Inc"
Please Apple look into this to prevent others from being spam/scammed.
Regards,
Tosin
We are fellow users, these are user-to-user forums, you have to forward it to Apple yourself : http://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/
I Got it too. It wants a lot of my personal info that Apple has never needed or asked for so I think it's a hack or scam and that Apple is not involved. I'd say don't fill out that forum.
It's a phishing attempt to try and get your account and payment details, iTunes accounts aren't deactivated (and you won't get texts nor emails from iTunes/Apple about an account being disabled). You could copy the text into an email and forward it to Apple : reportphishing@apple.com
Or if it was an iMessage send it to imessage.spam@apple.com (Report iMessages that look like spam or junk - Apple Support)
Spam text?
