Got a fake text from Apple about taking over $200 from my account
I got a text saying it was from Apple. It said they were going to take $205.44 from my account. I don't even have Apple and I don't have that kind of money in my account anyway.
They put a transaction number in the message: APRIOS-846GKJHG for $205.44. There was a number to call, 1-803-969-8868, but it doesn't work. I tried it.
I ended up contacting ScamPulse.com to look into it. They confirmed it's a scam. The whole thing felt off from the start.
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• Apr 21, 2026
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Got a weird text about my Apple account and a charge I didn't make.
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• Feb 23, 2026
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• Feb 10, 2026
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Got a fake text from Apple about taking over $200 from my account
They put a transaction number in the message: APRIOS-846GKJHG for $205.44. There was a number to call, 1-803-969-8868, but it doesn't work. I tried it.
I ended up contacting ScamPulse.com to look into it. They confirmed it's a scam. The whole thing felt off from the start.
Got a weird text about my Apple account and a charge I didn't make.
Got a weird call about an iPhone 17 payment I never made
The whole thing felt off. I didn't buy any iPhone 17. The call came from (708) 859-7186. I just hung up because it didn't make any sense to me.
Got a text saying my Apple account was charged $400 but I didn't order anything.