ApplePay Scam Text Message {2023} Beware Of This Phishing!

ByWendy

There is an ongoing scam whereby iPhone users are reporting receiving a scam text that claims recipients’ accounts have been charged. Beware! It is a scam. The text contains a malicious link that aims to steal your personal and financial information.

Currently, more than hundred people have complained of receiving Apple Pay Update Your Details Scam Text this August 2022.

Phishing Scams

ApplePay Scam Text Message 2022 – How does it work?

The text is sent by scammers who want to get your personal information so they can use it to scam you. The text says – Your card has been charged $103.1 on ApplePay to login and cancel IF NOT you: Follow: hxxps://selectofficial.co/citiz

Don’t dare click on the link. It’s all Scam! The text messages most times contain viruses, spywares, malwares, which are harmful to devices and can hack and destroy your mobile phone.

The link in the text message redirects you to other phishing websites that trick victims and also hack their personal information. This happens when you click on the link.

The Text Format:

FRM: CITIZEN

MSG:Your card has been charged $103.1 on ApplePay to login and cancel IF NOT you: Follow: hxxps://selectofficial.co/citiz

How To Identify Apple Scam:

  • The phone number doesn’t say its from Apple
  • The link doesn’t send you to Apple website
  • The text sounds different from other messages you’ve received from Apple
  • The text is asking for personal information or banking information
  • The message is unsolicited and contains an attachment.

Received ApplePay Scam Text? Do The Following!

You should delete the text message immediately as it is obviously a phishing scam. Meanwhile, do not forget to inform your family and friends. Please they should not click on the link if and when they receive such message.

Also, you can report scams, untrustworthy websites and tell us why you consider the websites fraudulent. See similar phishing scam; Local Depot 44 Scam Text, Wal Tracking Scam, Delware BPO Scam, Publix 90TH Anniversary, etc.

Wendy is a Cybersecurity Professional, who's passionate about protecting people and organizations from emerging threats. She's certified in the following; Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, Career Essentials in Cybersecurity by Linkedin and Microsoft, and Certified in Cybersecurity by ISC2.

In 2019, she left her role as a Threat Alert writer and founded SabiReviews. With more Cybersecurity certifications bagged, she knows her purpose; To educate the public about cybercrimes, to provide genuine reviews about services and products, and to stop cyber crimes.

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