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Mike 03

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3. Seems to be a scam.

Mon Dec 9, 2019, 03:47 PM

Dec 2019

This is from an article two days ago:

As if that wasn’t enough, Apple called and said they “found some suspicious activities” in my iCloud account. “Your iCloud account has been breached,” they said. “Contact Apple Support Advisor,” they said, and kindly provided the phone number. They called seven times in the same day. Strangely, though, the number turned out to not be a working number.

https://www.normantranscript.com/news/business/dave-moore-holiday-phone-scammers-attack-young-men-biggest-victims/article_06facdea-1a09-11ea-a67c-e3c1580992e5.html

I just googled "Your Icloud account has been breached" and some warnings and articles came up.

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Scam call? "Your iCloud account has been breached....." [View all] BSdetect Dec 2019 OP

I'd bet on it. I got one and I don't even have an iCloud account! nt MANative Dec 2019 #1

I think you can bet on it. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #2

The ID came up as APPLE BSdetect Dec 2019 #5

THat's why I keep a skype account... I use it to call the numbers back (which on their end is hlthe2b Dec 2019 #7

Caller ID is easy to fake CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #10

Seems to be a scam. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #3

I received several of those recently. elleng Dec 2019 #4

Here's a better article. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #6

Yes it is a scam onecaliberal Dec 2019 #8

It's a scam. Downtown Hound Dec 2019 #9

Yes, they might email BUT nilram Dec 2019 #11

Ignore it - just one of many scams packman Dec 2019 #12

And today my $1000 PAYPAL Gift Card arrived ..... and went to my spam folder. BSdetect Dec 2019 #13