Apple Calendar Invite Scam
An Apple a Day Won’t Keep This Phish Away
In this week’s scam, you receive an email for an Apple iCloud Calendar invitation. The invitation is sent from a genuine Apple email address and appears to be related to a purchase invoice. When you look at the invitation’s notes, you see an alarming message about a large charge to your PayPal account. The message includes a phone number and directs you to call to speak to a support team.
However, this is actually a clever phishing scam. Cybercriminals created a real calendar invitation, but put a phony purchase message in the notes, hoping to scare you. The phone number in the message doesn’t connect to a real support team, but instead goes directly to a scammer. If you call the number, the scammer will try to trick you into giving them full control of your computer so they can steal your money and personal information!
Follow these tips to avoid falling victim to this phishing scam:
Be suspicious of any calendar invitation you weren’t expecting, especially if it contains an urgent message about a purchase.
Never call a phone number listed in an unexpected email. If you’re concerned about a purchase, log in to your account directly on the official website or app to check your transaction history.
Don’t accept or decline suspicious calendar invitations, as this can confirm to scammers that your email address is active. Instead, simply delete the email.
