"Something didn't feel right UK mobile number claiming to be Apple Pay with a link to reset account."
Apple calls
23 community reports tagged Apple across 23 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Apple are steady: 3 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 65% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Apple cover 23 different numbers. 18 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 8 · 35%
- Suspicious 15 · 65%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 3
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 15
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Evening 6pm to 12am 5
Latest reports
"Sent a text reading as follows: Apple Pay: Your account has been temporarily disabled due to unusual activity. Please visit update-id-user2.com/ to resolve this issue."
"Claimed to be from Apple Pay and required details verification via link"
"From Apple stating that my Apple Pay is not working and sent a link for me to correct it"
"They claimed to be from a company Claimed that I spent £800 for apple gift cards on my Amazon account"
"I received this message: UKAPPLE: Your payment access has been suspended as a precaution. Verify your account to reactivate the service: my-walletfix-id-apple,com/s."
"Unsolicited sales call claimed to be from 3 mobile offering discount and a free gift but then I recieved an email with a change to my contract which included a new Apple I phone which I did not request. When I said that I was terminating the call the caller became frustrated"
"Claimed to be from my bank, text message saying they have cancelled a payment to Apple and I should ring this number. On checking with my bank no such message or payment was on my account."
"Text stating problem with my Apple Pay. Gives link to website. I do not use Apple Pay and never have. Beware!"
"Something didn't feel right, the 3rd time from a different number each time pretending to be my boss, Seems legit for the first 2 messages then it demands Apple Gift Cards. even tried telling me i was fired."
"Claiming to be from Apple"
"They claimed to be from an Apple Pay company. asked to follow the link"
"Something didn't feel right. Received text that a hold was on a purchase for 159.99 on my Apple Pay account. I do not have an Apple Pay account."
"Alerted that my Apple Pay account has been placed on hold and that I need to click the link to input my details. However I haven’t ever set up my Apple Pay. Idiots"
"Apple Pay: Your Wallet features may be limited until your account information has been confirmed. Complete verification: [website]. Its a scam, don't click the website link!"
"Apple - Claimed Wallet is experiancing issues and to click link"
"They claimed to be from a company saying that someone had bought an Apple phone worth over £700 from my Amazon account, i told him i didn't buy it and then the he asked me if anyone else has access to my Amazon account, after saying No!! he then said that he will send a code to my WhatsApp account to use to cancel the order, which i then told him where he could shove that code as i don't have a WhatsApp account, and i know that he was trying to scam me, then i hung up on him."
"Claimed to be from my bank and was asking about a £1079.99 transaction to APPLE"
"Text Apple Pay has been deactivated"
"Pressured me to act fast - Apple account verification"
"Pretend to be Apple, say your Apple Pay won’t work until you click a link"
"Felt pressured to act wanted me to call because Apple Pay had been set up on a phone"
"Asked for personal info saying I someone has used my Apple ID to sign in my account"