Is iCloud breach phone call a scam?

If you contact Apple Support, they will do everything they can to help you get them to stop calling.

I sent a Tweet to @AppleSupport. Their regular website doesn't seem to offer an avenue to register a report on this latest resurgence of this scam.

5/10/2018 12:34PM PSDT

I just got one of these calls from Apple Care at 1 800 275-2273

I pushed 1 to talk to someone.

I asked him (Indian Accent) his name. He said "John. My name is John."

I asked him where are you located. He said Phoenix Arizona.

After a pause of 5 - 10 seconds he hung up.

Six calls today from "Molly" claiming to be from Apple. I know it's a scam, but I don't know how to get them to stop calling me every hour, all day long.

try reading the thread - it is clearly identified as a scam many times - why bother every asking a question that has been answered over and over and over

LN

Pardon me, but I have not joined in the discussion before, and didn't know the question had been asked many times.

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Got two today. One used 512 area code, the other 702 both gave “toll free” number with 716. Words in caller ID showed Apple Inc and Apple store. Does Apple want this info?

I've continued to get messages on my home phone...probably 3 or 4.

Received 2 calls to my landline regarding an iCloud breach on iPad

I just got several such calls on Feb 20, 2018

I got a message on the 24th and 25th of March 2018 stating my ICloud had been breeched, and to call Apple Support Advisor at ***-***-***. Is this too a scam!

Got two today. One used 512 area code, the other 702 both gave “toll free” number with 716. Words in caller ID showed Apple Inc and Apple store. Does Apple want this info?

Is it a scam?

After calling the scam number and letting them look at my computer, I became suspicious and hung up. I then called Apple support and asked if it was a scam--he did not know. I told him I was afraid there might have been an actual breach and my data might have been taken. The support tech then referred to Bright Circle -- a company which essentially did exactly what the scammers started to do. I ended up paying them $229.00 . Apple support should have know that there is a scam out there and could have told me there was no iCloud breach and I could have avoided spending 2 hours with the Bright Circle tech and saving my money!!

This scam is still going on only now they have spoofed caller ID into saying "Apple Inc". I got 7 calls on July 25, 2017. I did not answer any of them, just let my machine pickup. They were all a female robotic voice with the same message regarding the security of my iCloud account.

Yes, it is a scam.