[MacGroup] Apple Store in Southern California Warning Customers About Fraudulent Phone Calls

[Ed Wiser]

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Apple Store in Southern California Warning Customers About Fraudulent Phone 
Calls

Apple is warning customers who receive unsolicited phone calls claiming to be 
from the Apple Store at The Americana at Brand shopping complex in Glendale, 
California, as fraudsters appear to be posing as representatives of the store 
as part of a phishing scheme aimed at stealing customer information. 

 
The following automated message plays when calling Apple The Americana:
Apple is aware that some customers are receiving unsolicited calls claiming to 
be from this Apple Store. If you receive an unsolicited call, you should not 
provide any information to the callers. For more information on cybercrime and 
ways to protect your computer, visit www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber. Also, if 
you feel you have been a victim of fraud, please contact your local police. If 
you would like help changing your Apple ID password, please visit 
support.apple.com.
Apple did not immediately respond to our question asking if any customer 
information has been compromised, but it did point us to a previous instance of 
this warning at its River Park Square store in Spokane, Washington in October 
2017. 

In that case, the local CBS affiliate KREM 2 reported that customers in Spokane 
received phone calls from a number that appeared to be the local Apple Store, 
advising they talk to a "support advisor" who informed customers about a false 
"breach in cloud security" in an attempt to steal their information. 

Our understanding is that Apple temporarily adds this automated message to 
stores associated with an increase in fraudulent behavior in an effort to 
protect customers. Apple is far from the only company affected by phishing 
schemes and offers several tips on how to avoid being victimized. 

Apple advises customers who receive an unsolicited call from someone claiming 
to be from Apple to hang up and contact Apple directly. 

This is an opportune moment to remind everyone that phishing attacks can also 
be in the form of emails, so be very careful when you receive an email that 
claims to be from Apple, especially if prompted to provide your password or 
other information. Be sure to contact Apple if you are uncertain about any 
email.

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Re: [MacGroup] From FedEx

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51% of all web traffic on mobile

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> On Mar 14, 2019, at 1:05 PM, John Robinson  wrote:
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> This isn’t particularly about Mac but believe me we are in these numbers….One 
> of these numbers you are NOT going to believe, I wonder if it’s the same one 
> that blows me away.
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[MacGroup] From FedEx

[John Robinson]

This isn’t particularly about Mac but believe me we are in these numbers….One of these numbers you are NOT going to believe, I wonder if it’s the same one that blows me away.Johnhttps://smallbusiness.fedex.com/content/dam/SMB/general/pdf/Seasonal-Success-2018.pdf?cmp=EMC-1004162-22-1-201-111-US-US-EN-MARUPDATES20190_CID=525558_RID=23844621=0319-UPDT-ECSMM/ECMED/SMM-feature_cta

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[MacGroup] Chrome and DuckDuckGo

[John Robinson]

This is a defeat of sorts….if your Google.

Seems folks are indeed interested in securing privacy and not having Google 
track you're every thought.

Thanks to the MacGroup I switched to DuckDuck on all devices and feel much 
better than having Google track, store forever, and sell my info.

John






DuckDuckGo now a default search engine

Interestingly, Chrome 73 comes with a feature to change its default search 
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 which is a more privacy-friendly option. Google acknowledges that it updated 
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collected data.” DuckDuckGo is the preferred search option in more than 60 
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