Suspicious Apple Pay text message on Facebook Marketplace

I received this text after someone tried to purchase an item from me through Facebook Marketplace. I did a reverse phone lookup and it’s not Apple Pay Customer Service. Duped again! I feel so stupid.

@TeamApple

PAYMENT RESTRICTED DUE TO SECURITY LIMIT

DEAR CUSTOMER:

You have received $30.00 USD IMPORTANT NOTICE: This payment has been withheld and filtered by our agents further verification and has also been declared “PENDING” because we noticed the status of your Applepay® account has been limited and hence not a business account, the payment was issued from a business account so we can’t initiate the transfer. 

To get this resolved immediately, you are required to contact with (THE SENDER OF THIS PAYMENT) to send in a required additional payment of $500.00 USD to your Applepay® so it can be updated to a business account, then the total sum of $530.00 USD will be credited into your account effectively once the additional payment has been secured back to the sender.

PLEASE NOTE: There is no SERVICE CHARGE or TAX FEE on your account. As payment won’t be credited to your account until you’ve made the additional payment refund to the sender, so neither the payer nor payee losses their money. This transaction will be monitored by our withholding agents and also insured with a HARD COVER INSURANCE POLICY®️.

For further QUESTIONS ? - Call us @ +1 (302) 534-****

  for immediate assistance

Regards,

©️ 2025 Apple® Support Team.

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Original Title: Another Scam… so frustrating