"claimed to be apple saying my account was under temp review"
Apple calls
70 community reports tagged Apple across 70 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Apple are steady: 2 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.6 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 66% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
97% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Apple cover 70 different numbers. 6 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 33 · 47%
- Suspicious 35 · 50%
- Unknown 2 · 3%
- 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 3
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Morning 6am to 12pm 7
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 46
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Evening 6pm to 12am 14
Latest reports
"Felt pressured to act indicated that my IP address may have been affected and a digital purchase of $350 was made. They are asking me to change my password on my Apple account. Here is the phone number they suggested I call: 888-685-2 930"
"Fake auto call from apple"
"Claimed to be from my bank and message is: someone has attempted a payment to APPLE from a new device. If not you call 01335 368 706 The message was sent from a mobile number being : +44 7434 011634"
"Text asking for Y/N reply to a payment to Apple"
"claims to be apple contact due to temporary restrictions on account and a link to click to resolve"
"Apple Scam"
"Saying i bought a iphone 14 but i didnt"
"Pretending to be Amazon relating to an Β£800 Apple gift card order, I was actually on Amazon at the time, no such order made with or without my consent, so they were after my security details."
"I answered to a recorded message saying I had spent Β£800 on apple or something and to press 1 to see to customer service if it was a mistake. It was that quick i didn't have time to process it in my head. When i called back the number the man said he didn't call me."
"Pre-recorded message claiming to be about an Apple purchase"
"Something didn't feel right tried to get me to click a link about Apple Pay but I donβt have it set up"
"Something didn't feel right UK mobile number claiming to be Apple Pay with a link to reset account."
"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 Β£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"