iPhone users are being targeted in a new tech support scam, using a fake Apple Pay notification to trick users.
Tech support scams that use fake warnings to push victims into calling a phone number have been around for years, but this page has been designed specifically for phones.
Instead of a desktop warning claiming your computer has a virus, the scam imitates familiar iPhone features including Apple Pay, Face ID, and App Store payments. It even uses the phone’s own text-to-speech capabilities and attempts to interfere with mobile navigation.
What happens
A page opens on your phone and appears to show Apple Pay processing a $657 App Store payment. A spinner turns. “Face ID · verifying identity” appears beneath the amount. There is a transaction ID, a padlock, and all the visual cues of a payment in progress.
