Scammers impersonating Apple Support are calling people claiming their iCloud accounts have been compromised. Here’s how to spot a phony support call.
Erin Jones, Tamika Cody, Mauricio Chamberlin, Brandon Lewis
10:22 AM EST February 10, 2022
10:22 AM EST February 10, 2022
In 2021, nearly one in three Americans said they had fallen victim to a phone scam, according to a Truecaller Insights U.S. Spam & Scam Report. In fact, millions of people reported having lost an average of $502 to phone scams last year – up from $351 in 2020, Truecaller said.
VERIFY producer Tamika says she recently received three phone calls claiming to be from Apple Support alleging that her Apple ID had been compromised. She wants to know whether these calls are real or fake.
THE QUESTION
Are scammers impersonating Apple Support to try to steal your iCloud account information?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
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