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10. Caller ID is easy to fake

Reply to BSdetect (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 9, 2019, 04:14 PM

Dec 2019

Never ever trust caller id. It's very easy to fake.

Never give useful info to someone that has called you ... unless you know them well and recognize their voice.

Especially not credit cards or account info.

There's nothing Apple can do. The problem is with the phone system allowing bogus caller id.

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Scam call? "Your iCloud account has been breached....." [View all] BSdetect Dec 2019 OP

I'd bet on it. I got one and I don't even have an iCloud account! nt MANative Dec 2019 #1

I think you can bet on it. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #2

The ID came up as APPLE BSdetect Dec 2019 #5

THat's why I keep a skype account... I use it to call the numbers back (which on their end is hlthe2b Dec 2019 #7

Caller ID is easy to fake CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #10

Seems to be a scam. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #3

I received several of those recently. elleng Dec 2019 #4

Here's a better article. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #6

Yes it is a scam onecaliberal Dec 2019 #8

It's a scam. Downtown Hound Dec 2019 #9

Yes, they might email BUT nilram Dec 2019 #11

Ignore it - just one of many scams packman Dec 2019 #12

And today my $1000 PAYPAL Gift Card arrived ..... and went to my spam folder. BSdetect Dec 2019 #13