FTC Warns Consumers of Fake Support Calls From Apple and Amazon

Scammers hit people referencing dual obvious companies — Apple and Amazon, to take personal information such as an comment cue or credit label information. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expelled this consumer warning explaining a con’s variations on Dec. 3, 2020.

In a first, an programmed call with a available summary from Amazon. The voice indicates there is a problem with a person’s account. The conditions varies from a mislaid package, a questionable squeeze or an sequence that can't be filled. Below is a representation 24-second fake call supposing by a FTC:

An unapproved squeeze of an iPhone XR 64 GB for $749 has been systematic on your account. To cancel your order, or to bond to one of a patron support member greatfully press one or simply stay on a line.

Another available call warns there is questionable activity on a person’s Apple iCloud. The voice explains a comment has been breached:

There is questionable activity on your iCloud account. It has been breached before regulating any Apple device greatfully hit an Apple support advisor. Press one to bond now or press dual to hear this summary again.

The tourist offers to bond a consumer with a patron support chairman — conveniently by dire one in any call. Or a patron is given a series to call.

The FTC warns not to do possibly — it is a scam. They are perplexing to take a consumer’s personal information. Do not give out an comment cue or credit label information to a supposed comment support person.

Hang adult instead. Do not call a series left by a available caller.

The elect suggests a consumer determine their comment by contacting a association by job a accurate series on their central website. Moreover, a FTC recommends consumers retard neglected calls — on whatever phone line a call came in on, landline or mobile.

Report a suspected fraud during a FTC website — ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Written by Cathy Milne-Ware

Sources:

FTC: Fake calls from Apple and Amazon support: What we need to know; Alvaro Puig

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