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Does Apple ever ask people to purchase gift cards to block hackers?

Does Apple ever ask people to purchase gift cards at Whole Foods or other merchant to block hackers?


I was instructed by someone claiming to work for Apple to purchase a $500 gift card to stop an apparnet hack. I puchased this but now doubt it was correct and want to stop it.


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Posted on Sep 3, 2021 11:49 AM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2021 11:51 AM

Definitely not.

Do not purchase anything based on such messages.

Do not interact with the message.

If it was a phone call, hang up on the criminals.


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Does Apple ever ask people to purchase gift cards to block hackers?

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