Home Categories Scamming "Your iPhone Xs is Ready For Pickup Google Calendar" Scam 1 1 388 1 6y ago 2019-09-05T11:02:08-05:00 6y ago 2019-09-05T12:04:06-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Online scammers are using Google Calendar to place "Your iPhone Xs is Ready For Pickup" event that will pop up in a user's Google Calendar and invite him/her take a survey in order to receive an iPhone X smartphone. The links in the event will take potential victims to phishing websites that steal online account credentials and credit card information, or to fraudulent websites that trick visitors into purchasing unwanted services. The fake event popup events or messages can be stopped by changing a default setting in Google Calendar. Please see the instructions below. How to Stop the Google Calendar ScamOpen Google Calendar Settings by going to: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/settings?pli=1Choose "Event Settings" on the leftChange the option that says "Automatically add invitations" to "No" to only show invitations to which I have responded.Scroll down the page to "View Options" and uncheck the box that says "Show declined events." This prevents Google Calendar from showing spam that you’ve declined. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Save + Was this article helpful? (1) (0) More For You ▷'American Express Avoid Temporary Suspe... ◁'Your Samsung is Ready For Pickup Googl... Geek Squad Scam Email Invoice - Beware... 888-461-3098 Tax Assistance Resolution ... Is joinfansclub.com a Scam or is it Leg... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter comment post here 1an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 at 11:37 PM by "Your iPhone Xs is Ready For Pickup Google Calendar" Scaman anonymous user from: Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceThanks for this helpful post.It's worth pointing out that there are a lot of posts out there inciting people to install "Removal" or "Clean-up" tools that are quite unnecessary and some may be malicious.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 at 11:37 PM by "Your iPhone Xs is Ready For Pickup Google Calendar" Scaman anonymous user from: Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceThanks for this helpful post.It's worth pointing out that there are a lot of posts out there inciting people to install "Removal" or "Clean-up" tools that are quite unnecessary and some may be malicious.