Interjecting some humor here.
I do agree I am surprised anyone would take such contacts seriously these
days.
Still, last week, I got a voicemail on my landline informing me of a
*serious!* and *Dangerous!* security issue on my pc...with a tole free
number for me to call.
Wishing now that I had recorded both conversations, I phoned back.
Good evening I said, I understand you believe I have a serious security
issue on my computer.
person, Oh yes that is correct! Its good you called right away.
Me, most certainly I look forward to your explanation. You see I use DOS,
and...click from the other end.
Not taking offense I called back getting another person.
Hi, I said, you left a message claiming my computer has a dangerous
security issue is that right?
New person, Yes ma'am that's right.
Me, As I use DOS, kindly explain this security issue..he had the good
grace to laugh.
Me, so you are actually calling people trying to scam them out of
something aren't you?
Person...well yes ma'am.
Given he was being honest I suggested he find a more positive way to
influence the universe told him I was reporting him, got an apology, and
we hung up.
Kare
On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, Maria Reyes wrote:
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 <junglebookfa...@gmail.com> 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 <mk...@ucla.edu> 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.
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