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Someone using my Imessage to send spam to other phones.

Recently, my imessage was used to send a message to 15 other people. The last phone number was a gmail account with a long and random sounding email at gmail. The message was a long random string of text, letters, capital and lowercase, with numbers. It ended with .surf.

i do not know who is sending these from a bogus gmail. Who do I report this to as spam or malware sent from my iphone . I did not send this. Should I tell apple or gmail? I do not want someone to call my number shouting profanity at me or coming to beat me up. Should I get a new SIM card? Already changed all passwords in both accounts. Thanks

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 7:28 PM

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Posted on Aug 27, 2021 7:59 PM

sweetcoton Said:

"Someone using my Imessage to send spam to other phones."

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Verify your Devices:

Go here, and see if their device is seen: Check your Apple ID Device List to See where you're signed in - Apple Support. Anything of suspicion? Unfortunately, you cannot see your login history.


Modify your Credentials:

If you suspect someone else is using your account, then consider modifying your credentials, starting with a new password.

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Aug 27, 2021 7:59 PM in response to sweetcoton

sweetcoton Said:

"Someone using my Imessage to send spam to other phones."

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Verify your Devices:

Go here, and see if their device is seen: Check your Apple ID Device List to See where you're signed in - Apple Support. Anything of suspicion? Unfortunately, you cannot see your login history.


Modify your Credentials:

If you suspect someone else is using your account, then consider modifying your credentials, starting with a new password.

Someone using my Imessage to send spam to other phones.

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