Q: iPhone 8 scam?

It was a scam message. Apple even did not manufacture iPhone 7.

If you saw this message in Internet:

Go to Settings - Safari - Clear History and Website Data.

Scam... there is no iPhone 8.

Macworld has some speculation about the iPhone 7 (or whatever it will be called) to be released next year.

Maerie.p wrote:

 

i Was informed on my iPad that I had won an iPhone 8?  Very suspicious when asked for £1 delivery charge, and for my card details, and stopped there!  On iCloud I was informed there was a "bug" and they were working on it.  Maerie

This is also very suspicious... there is no " On iCloud " of which I am aware. (no 'forum' or support staff and such)

OK. Easiest way to identify a fraudulent website is whether or not the domain is " apple.com " OR " icloud.com " - not CONTAINS apple or icloud somewhere in it

IF you reached an AppleRealPerson through the process started here > http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/contact/ - your information is likely TRUE (but maybe not the "whole story")

Phishing & Other Suspicious Emails 

FORWARD to reportphishing@apple.com 

Identifying fraudulent "phishing" email - Apple Support 

Identifying legitimate emails from the iTunes Store - Apple Support

The "bug" to which THEY refer may mean that someone was successful in 'inserting' some fraudulent page content = hacked iCloud.com seems incredible, but stranger things have happened. You may have alerted Apple early on and "Saved The Day" so to speak.