If you receive a text message which appears to come from Apple, warning you that your Apple ID is about to expire, do not open it.
It’s a very slick new variant on a long-running scam designed to steal personal information and pass it to criminals.
The link in the SMS message leads to a fake website, not Apple’s.
Scarily, the dodgy site looks almost exactly like Apple’s real one - meaning victims are far more likely to fall for the scam.
British computer security expert Graham Cluley said, ‘A number of people have reported receiving a text message from “AppleInc”, claiming that their Apple IDs was about to expire - and urging them to click on a link if they wanted to keep it.
‘Of course, the scammers have chosen their words carefully - making the message appear urgent to encourage as many people as possible to click on the link without properly considering the potential pitfalls.
‘The phoney website pictured above is designed to grab your personal information and pass it straight on to online criminals. They could use those details to commit fraud, or sell your credentials on to other crooks on the computer underground.
‘That’s obviously even worse news if you have made the mistake of reusing your passwords across the net.’
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