Got phished? I got a call, but knew better

Hey folks,

Here is another one of the true stories about phishing. I got a call from a toll-free number at 4 this afternoon. They claimed they were from apple and the person’s name was Jennifer. They said there was suspicious activity on my account. My options were to press 1 to speak to someone, or 2 to hang up.

First, the apple rep I talked to says that they will not call you if there is something wrong, you have to call in first, and only then do they call out.

Next, the apple rep said people may get calls from Texas or California area codes, not from a toll-free number. Also, they would identify themselves as apple.

I didn’t get phished as I knew my account had two-factor turned on, and I even envited the representative to look at my account if they wanted to verify that no suspicious activity took place.

• Identify and report phishing emails and other suspicious messages support.apple.com accessed May 10, 2017