Suspicious activity calls
I'm getting calls from a Palatine, IL and a Jefferson City, Mo phone numbers indicating there is suspicious activity on my iCloud account. Are these bogus/fraudulent calls?
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I'm getting calls from a Palatine, IL and a Jefferson City, Mo phone numbers indicating there is suspicious activity on my iCloud account. Are these bogus/fraudulent calls?
They are indeed bogus.
Apple does not make such calls.
All such calls are scams from criminals attempting to steal your personal and financial information. The callers will often use number spoofing to pretend they are calling from a legitimate business. The correct course of action is to hang up on them, repeatedly if needed.
Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
They are indeed bogus.
Apple does not make such calls.
All such calls are scams from criminals attempting to steal your personal and financial information. The callers will often use number spoofing to pretend they are calling from a legitimate business. The correct course of action is to hang up on them, repeatedly if needed.
Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
You’re welcome.
Yes, you could report, but I wouldn’t hold out much hope of it making much of a difference. Unfortunately, such calls could be coming from anywhere in the world, and be outside the jurisdiction of a specific county’s regulators.
Thanks, this was helpful. Received 15 calls from them before they stopped. Should next step be to report to Federal Trade Commission?
Thanks
Suspicious activity calls