[K3CAL] Apple Phone Scam

[Peter Holt]

Thanks, Shawn.

We got the same calls.

Peter

> On October 17, 2017 at 12:07 PM Shawn Donley <n3ae at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>     All,
> 
> 
>     I received over five robo calls yesterday in the course of a few hours with a computer voice saying there was a security issue with my Apple cloud account and to call some 800 number.  
> 
> 
>     The calls came from 301-634-9930 which IS the Apple store in Montgomery Mall.  Somehow the hackers hijacked the legit phone number.  A quick call to Apple this morning verified that this is a scam trying to get your data.
> 
> 
>     Once again, never respond to unsolicited calls claiming death and destruction of your computer or computer accounts.
> 
> 
>     Shawn
> 
>     N3AE
> 


 

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