How do I report a fraud phishing attempt on iPhone?

See this link, which has a way to report phishing to Apple, but they also recommend reporting it to the FTC --> Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Tim Murray2 wrote:

I think you missed the point: Many of us want to report phishing attempts. Will it do any good? Probably not. But it's a moderately satisfying feeling to at least report this stuff to the proper authorities. I have 60 addresses of the for "phishing @ some company" and, of course, the 7726 number.

There is the FTC's fraud reporting site: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ . There is also the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): https://www.ic3.gov/ run by the FBI ( https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/ ). (The IC3 site might focus more on collecting reports from people who fell victim to scams.)

Another U.S. Government Web site: USA.gov – Learn where to report a scam

At some companies, "abuse @ company" seems to be a valid reporting address.

When I got this scam e-mail on my Mac, examination of the return address showed that it was really from some criminal using a Gmail account, so I forwarded the scam e-mail to the Google abuse address. I like to think that the scammers' e-mail account got pulled, but given how easy it is to create new e-mail accounts, that probably would just have been a "road bump" for the scammers. They might have planned to "burn" the e-mail account after use even if Google didn't take it away from them.

“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.

• Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store.
• FTC Complaint Assistant
• FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center

Learn about how not to be a victim of Social Engineering.

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Sorry, missed that you asking to report it. Almost all similar topics ask if it's real, so I assumed this was the same.

But, as IdrisSeabright already pointed out in excellent detail, it's a complete waste of time to report these. The email address (or phone number) of the sender isn't just likely to be spoofed, it's a 100% certainty.

The crooks also know when they hammer a phone or email with millions of scam messages, that "source" will be blacklisted within a few days, so they switch to a different spoofed source every day. Or within hours.

In other words, you're reporting both a false source, and one that will change constantly.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Tim Murray2 wrote:

I think you missed the point: Many of us want to report phishing attempts. Will it do any good?

Almost certainly not.

But it's a moderately satisfying feeling to at least report this stuff to the proper authorities. I have 60 addresses of the for "phishing @ some company" and, of course, the 7726 number.

Who are the "proper authorities?" Apple isn't a law enforcement agency. Nor is any other corporation. Even if you do report it to a law enforcement agency in the U.S., there's an excellent chance that the perpetrators are outside of the U.S. With text messages, Apple provides a "report as junk" button. As it also deletes the message, I use that.

But everyone needs a hobby.....

Once upon a time, I was diligent about reporting scam/phishing attempts. It's too time consuming as I get some scam attempt every day, often multiple times a day. I now just delete, block and ignore.

I think you missed the point: Many of us want to report phishing attempts. Will it do any good? Probably not. But it's a moderately satisfying feeling to at least report this stuff to the proper authorities. I have 60 addresses of the for "phishing @ some company" and, of course, the 7726 number.

Tim Murray2 wrote:

I think you missed the point: Many of us want to report phishing attempts. Will it do any good?

Almost certainly not.

But it's a moderately satisfying feeling to at least report this stuff to the proper authorities. I have 60 addresses of the for "phishing @ some company" and, of course, the 7726 number.

Who are the "proper authorities?" Apple isn't a law enforcement agency. Nor is any other corporation. Even if you do report it to a law enforcement agency in the U.S., there's an excellent chance that the perpetrators are outside of the U.S. With text messages, Apple provides a "report as junk" button. As it also deletes the message, I use that.

But everyone needs a hobby.....

This scam has been going around for weeks. Ignore and delete.

The email address of the sender alone is a HUGE clue it didn't come from Apple.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Once upon a time, I was diligent about reporting scam/phishing attempts. It's too time consuming as I get some scam attempt every day, often multiple times a day. I now just delete, block and ignore.

Me, too. I felt like I was "doing my part."