Your Apple ID is NOT about to expire… and if you get a text saying so, it’s a SCAM
Your Apple ID is NOT about to expire... and if you get a text saying so, it’s a SCAM
APPLE has issued a warning for iPhone users to ignore this spam message.
Scammers have targeted the multi-national tech company who are attempting to steal personal details and information.
The malicious message reads: “Your Apple ID is due to expire today. Prevent this by confirming your Apple ID at //appleexpired.co.uk – Apple Inc.”
Visiting the ‘Apple’ website takes iPhone users to a fake page where they are asked to input their username and password.
Worryingly, the bogus website encourages visitors to enter other private information, including your telephone number, address and credit card details.
Apple have warned users NOT to click on the link or type in any personal details.
They advised customers to never trust suspect links by text, assuring: “In general, all account-related activities will take place in the iTunes application directly, not through a web browser.”
Disturbingly, victims’ information could be passed on to online criminals or used to commit fraud.
Award-winning computer security expert Graham Cluley is concerned that the scam is so convincing, as it tricks users by addressing them by their real names.
In a he explained: “The scammers have chosen their words carefully – making the message appear urgent to encourage as many people as possible to click on the link without properly considering the potential pitfalls...
“(It’s) designed to grab your personal information and pass it straight on to online criminals.
“They could use those details to commit fraud, or sell your credentials on to other crooks on the computer underground.”