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Heads-up: Those ‘Your Apple ID has been disabled’ messages are scams

Posted on August 27, 2025

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An old, but dangerous scam that targets Apple customers recently started making the rounds once again.

As usual, there are several variations of the scam, but they all work something like this…

You receive a text message or social media IM stating that your Apple ID has been disabled due to an “unusual sign-in attempt” or some other pretext.

At first glance the message will appear to be legit, but if you look closer it’s usually easy to see that it’s a fake. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Avoid this dangerous ‘Apple Tech Support’ scam

Posted on August 11, 2025

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New scams are hatched up every day, and they seem to get more sophisticated all the time.

A perfect case-in-point is the deceptive “Apple Tech Support” scam that’s making the rounds right now.

The scammers do their dirty deeds by spawning fake pop-up warnings on your Apple device telling you that malicious code has been found on your device and your personal and financial information are at risk. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous ‘Mother’s Day’ coupon scam

Posted on April 16, 2025

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Well, the scammers never seem to take a break on Facebook, and right now they’re striking extra hard while everyone’s hunkered down at home and spending a lot of time on the Internet.

Scammers love to strike during special events and holidays because they know that many of us have our guard down during those times.

Every year at this time the insidious “Lowe’s Mother’s Day Coupon Scam” starts making the rounds again, and right on schedule it’s back for 2025. This is how the scam works: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Expiring Apple ID’ phishing scam

Posted on April 3, 2025

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Well, another very insidious phishing scam is making the rounds again.

This one won’t show up in your Facebook Newsfeed or in an email.

Instead, you’ll receive it in an SMS text message, and if you fall for the bait it could end up costing you dearly.

The scam works like this…

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Scam alert: Beware this dangerous “AppleCare Support” scam

Posted on March 21, 2025

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An old, but very dangerous recurring scam targeting unsuspecting iPhone users is making the rounds once again.

As usual, there are several slight variations of this scam, but luckily they’re pretty easy to recognize if you know what to look for.

This “Call AppleCare for Support” scam typically works something like this… [Read more…]