It is no secret that the main objective of cybercriminals is to steal your money. They can do this first by stealing your personal information, but the motivation for their attacks is always usually economic. For this reason, their scams are designed to obtain the necessary data to access your bank account and empty it.
Unfortunately we already know that they have hundreds of techniques and tactics to do it, but it is no longer just the ones that already exist, but every week New, more sophisticated tricks emerge to achieve these objectives. And this week we have been able to meet a new modality that affects iPhone userse, which are not few, since according to the OCU, approximately 2 out of every 10 mobile phones in Spain are one from Apple.
On this occasion, this type of deception has occurred in the US, being an elderly woman from Kansas the victim who has lost more than $5,000, which were all their savings, but the scam is international, and you or a family member of yours with an iPhone could be next. As is often the case with these deceptions, it all starts with an SMS supposedly coming from Apple, in which they inform you that have used your Apple ID to make a purchaseIn the case of the woman, they had spent about 143 dollars.
The message seems legitimate from Apple, and even They offered a phone number to call and protect the privacy of your accountso the victim blindly trusted what they told him and called. On the other side, the supposed Apple worker (who was actually a scammer) assured him that hundreds of hackers were trying to access his account and that heThe only way to protect yourself was to move the money from your bank account.
Following his instructions, heThe elderly woman moved her savings to an account they had shared with her, and without knowing it, he had given all his savings to the swindler. The worst of all is that the scam continued and They convinced him to buy several gift cards from Apple and other storeswhich is another scam that the company also warns about.
Because the woman had authorized the transaction, The bank is not obliged to return the lost amount to youalthough luckily, after learning the story of this poor old woman, someone created a crowdfunding and they have managed to raise more than $6,000 from 76 different donations.
How to avoid this scam according to Apple
- Be wary of urgent messages about security: if you receive an SMS that asks you to act immediately, verify its authenticity.
- Do not share personal information.
- Do not purchase gift cards at the request of technical support.
- Verify directly with Apple, you can call their official Apple Support number: 900 812 703.
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