APPLE NYC SCAM  212 *** ****

Verifying a call came in to a parent about 1 hour ago (10:30am, 7/11, NJ area), who clicked '1' and spoke to someone. Number calling in was 212-***-**** and said Apple Inc. They claimed a security breach with her iCloud account and asked if she shared her computer with anyone. She got suspicious and pressed, this is Apple? and asked for a call back number. They BS-ed but eventually disconnected the call. Thankfully, she didn't give out any information, but this escalation is scary and sad. A lot of people out there will be fooled, scared by the threat of a security breach, and give out information.
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Note to all who read this...

Apple will never cold call you. Ever.

If you are not expecting a call from Apple, it is an attempt to deceive you.

Caller ID spoofing is now a kindergarten art, easily done. An incoming call can be made to look like it's coming from anywhere.

This happened to me as well. I was away over the weekend and came home to 10 of these messages. I need to figure out how to block calls on my landline. When I called the number Apple said that they ARE aware of the problem now.

I received the same phone calls today from that phone number! I spoke to an Indian guy who wanted me to go on Safari and go to www.support12345.com - then I was suppose to put in some information. Obviously I knew this was all a scam but was curious what they were trying to do.

It's free for your landline

That may be somewhere, but not in the Pacific Northwest where most landlines are Centurylink. It appears that the only numbers supported in this general area are either iOS devices/numbers or VOIP's.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Use Nomorobo www.nomorobo.com. It's free for your landline. I just started using it for my TWC phone line and it's working great, it even blocked the calls from this fake Apple caller ID.

Thank you Dave!

Thank you! I received 5 messages from them yesterday. The irony is that I am having a problem with one of my Apple products and thought this may be a response but clearly it’s not.