Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
I just received the fake text below from scammers pretending to be Apple Customer Care asking them at a fake telephone number. The text came from a 63 country code, which is the Philippines.
Is This Your Recent Purchase?Due to failure in mandatory cryptographic synchronization, the primary authentication system for your Apple ID (Ref: 61631654846) has been placed in a secure isolation state. This action was triggered by an unverified $387.61 Apple Pay transaction from Orlando, Florida, which lacked valid trust anchor signatures. To reduce risks, all outbound financial authorizations have been suspended. Full access will be restored once a thorough audit confirms your account activity aligns with our security standards and integrity protocols.If this request was legitimate, no further steps are necessary — it will process within 24 hours. If it wasn’t you, please call Apple Support immediately at (888) 766-2305.Need help? Use the support options below:Apple Customer Care: 1-888-766-2305Billing Issues: getsupport.apple.com/Your digital safety is our top concern. Please act promptly.With care,Apple Threat Notifications
Is This Your Recent Purchase?
Due to failure in mandatory cryptographic synchronization, the primary authentication system for your Apple ID (Ref: 61631654846) has been placed in a secure isolation state. This action was triggered by an unverified $387.61 Apple Pay transaction from Orlando, Florida, which lacked valid trust anchor signatures. To reduce risks, all outbound financial authorizations have been suspended. Full access will be restored once a thorough audit confirms your account activity aligns with our security standards and integrity protocols.
If this request was legitimate, no further steps are necessary — it will process within 24 hours. If it wasn’t you, please call Apple Support immediately at (888) 766-2305.
Need help? Use the support options below:
Apple Customer Care: 1-888-766-2305
Billing Issues: getsupport.apple.com/
Your digital safety is our top concern. Please act promptly.
With care,
Apple Threat Notifications
I have reported it as a scam attempt to the Federal Trade Commission on there scam website - https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/.
