Is this an Apple Pay scam?

Hello~ No…it’s definitely not Apple. Different scammers maybe…this scam has lots of different specifics but all the same intent. Theft…

~Katana-San~

Yes I got one just now... from 619-942-**** which is an Apple Pay scam number.

I dont' even use Apple Pay...

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Hello~ You can safely conclude that it’s a scam.

~Katana-San~

You may report the scams to the FTC Complaint Assistant and to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center

If they’re not reported, certainly nothing will be done.

Yes, before the takeover your Apple Account.

I got hit by the Apple Pay scam texting -- and these guys are actually answering that 888 number and insisting they're Apple

An Apple Pay Transaction of $446.89 at the Apple Store was detected.If this is Incorrect Please Contact Support Team at 1-8**-7**-***8

I’m sure it’s a scam.

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Hello~ Yes… it’s a scam.

~Katana-San~

Recd text this morning: An Apple Pay transaction of $146.83 at the Apple Store was detected. If this is unauthorized, Call support team at +1833-398-**** for help. These types of scam will increase especially when the current US Trump administration to stop targeting Russian hackers. If scammers or ransomware groups host scamming activities using a Russian number, US government, including FBI and the US cyber Command and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) can no longer follow or report on such threats. Thats a major problem in cyber security now.

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I just got a text with a different amount, $396.97, presumably originating out of the Orlando, FL Apple store. They asked me to call (8**) 4**-9**3.

It seems that the specifics are shifting, but the intent is the same (or is it, Apple???).

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Received the same text today, I took a screenshot and sent it to Apple

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When I clicked "official support channels", I did not see a phone number to contact regarding possible apple pay fraud.

Where do you get your misinformation from?! I work in the field and this is not true. This was pertaining to OFFENSIVE cyber targeting of Russia by the U.S. and doesn’t include the NSA’s activities. This was done in an effort to get both Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table. Suspend OFFENSIVE cyber targeting, not defensive investigations, prosecutions, etc. Unreal.

That's what I thought, and I had already looked in all of my apple pay credit cards and there were no pending charges. They are good about reporting odd charges to me anyway. I also already sent it to the apple phishing email. I simply wanted confirmation even though I was 99.9% sure it was fake. I never click or call.