Fake Apple Pay text scam |
One of our local borough residents received the above (screenshot of a) fake phishing scam on his mobile (on 16 Nov 2022). He reported it but alerted us to warn others.
His antivirus app flagged it as a suspect url as in the screenshot below:-
Bitdefender app flags warning |
VirusTotal flags the fake url as malicious
VT flags fake url as malicious |
Suspicious text messages should be forwarded to the number 7726 which is free of charge. Reported and sent above to this number.
Needless to say do no click on links that turn out of the blue. Take time to research and check out this blog for advice and further information on similar scams.