Scammers are trying to impersonate Apple employees!
As our cooperation partner Watchlist Internet warns, criminals contact iPhone users and explain that there has allegedly been a data breach at Apple and that their Apple ID has been affected.
You will be prompted to call another service number to resolve the issue. The tricky thing is that the Apple support number and logo appear on your screen. End the call or don't answer!
Calls from criminals in the name of tech support trying to trick you into disclosing sensitive information are nothing new. Well-known scams include calls from Microsoft or Apple employees who inform you of a problem, offer you help, but are only after your bank details and infect your device with malware.
There are currently more and more calls from Apple. Criminals manipulate their phone number so that it actually looks like a call from Apple Support on your screen.
Incoming call: Apple Inc.
You as an iPhone user could be affected. Criminals disguise their phone number using so-called “ call ID spoofing ,” which allows the phone number to be displayed as another. Call ID spoofing was often used for one or two telephone pranks, but criminals are currently taking advantage of this service.
Call ID is manipulated so that the incoming call appears as if it were actually from Apple. If you have saved Apple Support, an incoming call from Apple Inc. will appear on your screen. With this call, fraudsters try to get your iCloud or other access data.
How does the phone call go?
The call appears trustworthy because the person called is shown the saved number of the Apple support service. A computer voice explains that there has been a data leak at Apple and that your Apple ID has been affected. You will be prompted to call a specific phone number to resolve the issue.
If you call this number, you will end up at a call center. Sensitive data such as your iCloud password is requested there - supposedly for your security. Don't fall for this phishing call. It is not Apple who is behind the alleged Apple call, but fraudsters!
Call from Apple realistic?
The likelihood of being called by Apple support is extremely low. On the contrary: The idea of a support service is that consumers can call them if they have problems.
Apple does not contact its customers personally or via an automated telephone service if they have problems. And never, definitely never will passwords or other personal data be asked!
How do I recognize the scam?
- As soon as you are asked for personal access data or passwords, you can be sure that you are the target of an attempted fraud.
- Companies like Apple or Microsoft don't contact you personally and point out a problem that you don't even know about. If there had actually been a data leak or something similar, you would definitely have noticed.
- If you are called by a company that is stored in your phone book, the caller will under no circumstances information about your data . If it does, it's probably Call ID spoofing . Criminals want to appear trustworthy, but in reality they cause considerable damage.
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