i have been contacted from a number i dont recognize pretty surebits a scam saying someone is trying to charge my apple pay account for $215.00 if im aware of rhis charge or it looks familar dont worrry about contacting apple customer service fraud
SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO PRIVATELY PLEASE.
iPhone 13 Pro Max
Phishing spam. Fake.
Some of the usual and common text from another of the many discussions of this particular scam:
We have noticed that your Apple id was recently used at "APPLE STORE" for $143.95, paid by Apple Pay Pre Authorization. Also some suspicious sign in request and apple pay activation request detected. That looks like suspicious to us. In order to maintain the security and privacy of your account we have placed those request on hold. If NOT you? Please Call [scammer] to talk to an Apple Representative. Failing may lead to auto debit and charge will not be reversed. Call [scammer] immediately to cancel this charge.
Detected fraud is blocked until you contact your financial provider and release the transaction. There’s no timer.
There is no “Apple Pay account”, as any charges go directly to your payment accounts; to the accounts associated with whatever payment card was used.
”Apple Pay Pre Authorization” is word salad.
The 143.95 text is quite common, but the fake fraud amount does vary.
If you have questions about any text message or email possibly from Apple or from your bank, contact Apple or your financial provider using the phone number on the back of your payment card, or some other source posted by your provider, or he Apple Support contact phone numbers. Not any link or phone numbers in the message you are investigating.
As a potential clue about the veracity of any unauthenticated message, the grammar used in the usual text (shown above) is utterly atrocious, and Apple grammar is usually good. The grammar used by your bank might vary.
The rest of that spam is about as bad, too.
As others have stated, it’s mass-spammed phishing.
Phishing spam. Fake.
Some of the usual and common text from another of the many discussions of this particular scam:
We have noticed that your Apple id was recently used at "APPLE STORE" for $143.95, paid by Apple Pay Pre Authorization. Also some suspicious sign in request and apple pay activation request detected. That looks like suspicious to us. In order to maintain the security and privacy of your account we have placed those request on hold. If NOT you? Please Call [scammer] to talk to an Apple Representative. Failing may lead to auto debit and charge will not be reversed. Call [scammer] immediately to cancel this charge.
Detected fraud is blocked until you contact your financial provider and release the transaction. There’s no timer.
There is no “Apple Pay account”, as any charges go directly to your payment accounts; to the accounts associated with whatever payment card was used.
”Apple Pay Pre Authorization” is word salad.
The 143.95 text is quite common, but the fake fraud amount does vary.
If you have questions about any text message or email possibly from Apple or from your bank, contact Apple or your financial provider using the phone number on the back of your payment card, or some other source posted by your provider, or he Apple Support contact phone numbers. Not any link or phone numbers in the message you are investigating.
As a potential clue about the veracity of any unauthenticated message, the grammar used in the usual text (shown above) is utterly atrocious, and Apple grammar is usually good. The grammar used by your bank might vary.
The rest of that spam is about as bad, too.
As others have stated, it’s mass-spammed phishing.
That’s a phishing attempt from scammers it literally been reported 100’s of times if not 1000’s.
Apple would never contact you. Your bank (issuer of card) would contract you. Banks do the exact opposite of the message you received. If they suspect fraud the transaction is stopped immediately. You have to call to verify the transaction, not call to stop the transaction.
Don't answer suspicious phone calls or messages claiming to be from Apple. Instead, contact Apple directly through our official support channels.”
”To report a suspicious SMS text message that looks like it's supposed to be from Apple, take a screenshot of the message and email the screenshot to reportphishing@apple.com.”
You can report phishing at these links and most importantly your local law enforcement.
Learn about how not to be a victim of Social Engineering.
It’s a scam.
You can’t believe everything you read on the Internet. 🚨
Simply block, report and delete the message.
Important:
If you receive a suspicious email or SMS text message that looks like it’s supposed to be from Apple, please email it to reportphishing@apple.com.
Learn how to ⇢ Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams.
Good luck! 👋🏼😉
Possible scammers trying to hack my phone or Apple Pay account?
