I will just say if you get a text like that, log into that account manually. Do not open those links.
> On Jul 2, 2018, at 9:45 AM, Jessica Moss <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanx for sharing this; I’ve never received these, but guess it shouldn’t > come as a surprise, sense the fakes coming from Apple didn’t work and were > being reported right and left. > I can’t believe people would think that Apple would text them though, > because I’ve never known them to do that, nor send out e-mail’s, same with > paypal, saying “your account has been compromised. > It just amazes me the links people will go to at this point. >> On Jul 1, 2018, at 9:26 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> A list member, Christopher, received a bogus iPhone text message attempting >> to acquire his personal credentials. >> >> He requested that I forward his experience along to the list by sharing his >> words which you will find below my signature. >> >> A special thanks to Christopher for bringing this to our attention. >> >> Mark >> >> Original Message: >> >> Good morning. >> >> Have you received a text message from ``reminder` informing you your iPhone >> ID is due to expire today, with instructions on what to do. If so, don't, >> and I mean don't, do it. It is a scam, and the link will be suspicious >> looking. Again, don't do it, and instead delete. Since it is not an >> iMessage, you cannot report this directly to Apple. >> >> Thank you for reading. And yes, please share this post if you feel you need >> to. This is a genuine post, as I've had this very text message. Again, thank >> you for reading. >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
