Potential Apple phishing scam on Facebook

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Potential Apple phishing scam on Facebook

While browsing on FB I clicked a link in a post and immediately a message came up under the Apple letter head saying poof your phone has been hacked and it redirected me to the App store to install a security app to protect my phone. I didn’t download the app and just closed the message.

It looked very real as if Apple was sending me the message.

I reported this to Facebook but they don’t see anything wrong with it. How do I know if I am hacked.

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iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 19, 2025 09:39 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 19, 2025 09:46 AM in response to ghadah195

You are not hacked unless you provided your Apple ID and Password to someone else.

FB sold your contact information to other companies. You saw a scam message from one of those companies that was trying to trick you into buying useless software that will do absolutely nothing to help your phone.

Ignore and delete the message. Do the same with the other messages that you will receive from other companies that now have your contact information thanks to FB.

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stedman1

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Jan 19, 2025 09:44 AM in response to ghadah195

The messages are scam attempts, presented by criminals. Do not interact with the message or the sender. For information from Apple regarding such bogus messages, please read the information at the link below.

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes ... - Apple Support

NOTE: As Farcebook earns billions of dollars from ads presented on their site, they have zero incentive to respond or correct any misinformation.

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Potential Apple phishing scam on Facebook

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