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A GoFundMe account is accepting donations to help a Wichita, Kansas woman who fell for a common online scam that began with a text message to her iPhone.
Scam callers, texts, messages, and website pop-ups are not always obvious.
Scam callers, texts, messages, and website pop-ups are not always obvious.
Shawna Perdue lost over $5,500 after falling for a ploy from scammers pretending to be “Apple Security.” According to local news station KWCH reported, she first received a text message claiming that her Apple ID had been used to make a purchase, and if she did not make that purchase to call a certain number.
This is a con that works by volume — countless people will have received the same text. Even though only a small proportion will ring the number provided, it’s enough that the scam is profitable.
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