Is this an Apple Pay scam?

I got this text today…

from this number…. +1 (205) 581-6***


Important:  $171.30 was charged to your Apple ID via Apple Pay. Contact Apple Support if this wasn't you (877) 683-1***


I called the 877 number and a foreign accent said… ‘welcome to customer service’. I asked who’s customer service? The person replied… “apple customer service”. I said, I must have the wrong number, then he said, ‘which customer service are you looking for?’ I didn’t answer… he said something to someone else, and I heard a lot of other operators… yacking… I hung up.

Is this a scam?


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Posted on Jan 27, 2025 8:29 AM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2025 8:31 AM

I received the same message, after reading your post, I’m sure it’s a scam. Foreign scammers work in call centers and it sounds like that’s exactly what you called, plus I’ve never gotten a text when using Apple Pay. I’d block the number and move on.

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Mar 27, 2025 12:56 PM in response to reimimed280

Just had the same thing happen. Called the number and got an Indian accent from a call center. I gave him the order id # and he asked for my name so I just said “if you have the order ID number and can view my account you should be able to see my name and Apple ID, correct?” “Sir I just need your name” “how did you see I was charged $177 to my Apple ID if you can’t see my name?” Then he hung up. Never heard of a support operator hanging up mid call….


don’t give them an inch. 10000% scam

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Mar 28, 2025 7:48 AM in response to reimimed280

Recd text this morning: An Apple Pay transaction of $146.83 at the Apple Store was detected. If this is unauthorized, Call support team at +1833-398-**** for help. These types of scam will increase especially when the current US Trump administration to stop targeting Russian hackers. If scammers or ransomware groups host scamming activities using a Russian number, US government, including FBI and the US cyber Command and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) can no longer follow or report on such threats. Thats a major problem in cyber security now.


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Is this an Apple Pay scam?

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