What you need to know about the iPhone 12 scam that’s going around
Be aware, Apple isn’t asking people over text messages to test out the forthcoming iPhone 12 for free. If you’ve received one of these illegitimate text messages, know this: It’s a scam, and providing information to this fake “Apple” chatbot could give cyber crooks the access they need to drain your bank account.
Security company Sophos is warning of the scam, which is known as “...
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Sophos points out that imposters like to use text messages for these types of scams. If they don’t know the English language well, it’s easy for them to avoid grammatical and stylistic blunders when they’re limited to 160 characters per message. Those mistakes tend to be much more obvious in a longer-format e-mail. Also, your phone’s operating system will recognize when the text in a SMS looks like a URL and automatically make it clickable (and more legitimate-looking).
The FCC says you should never click links from numbers you don’t recognize. Don’t respond, even if the text message requests that you “text STOP” to end messages. Delete suspicious text messages. Also, consider installing anti-malware software onto your device for added security.
Be careful. Cybercriminals are getting extra crafty!
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