It absolutely was a scam. I'd suggest avoiding that news site as the site has been compromised. If you are not sure, call Apple accessibility, 877-204-3930.
Richard "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young." "Why, what did she tell you?" "I don't know, I didn't listen." -- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy > On Jan 7, 2021, at 5:03 AM, Joshua Hendrickson <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you couldn't find that app that was mentioned in the app store, > then it probably was a scam thing. > >> On 1/7/21, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> >> I saw something last evening that i have never seen before. I suspect it >> was a scam thing but thought I should ask if anyone else has seen this or >> not. >> >> >> I was looking at a news app I use for our local news and weather. While >> doing so something popped up that said 3 viruses had been detected by apple >> and I should install the below app to clean my phone. I looked at the rest >> of the screen and then went to the app store and couldn't find that app in >> the store. >> >> >> I think this was a scam but have any of you seen anything like this before? >> Is it legit? >> >> >> Now that it is gone if it is legit how do I now find the right app to clean >> my phone? I looked in the app store and every AV app I could find just >> talked about wifi and external sources not cleaning my phone itself. >> >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> >> >> -- >> Dan Beaver (KA4DAN) >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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