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Les7941 Author

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4 points

Malware

I got an email saying that I have malware on my iPhone 8 they said they have access to the camera and microphone and all my login passwords is this bogus or what do I need to do

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Nov 8, 2020 7:45 AM

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Kurt Lang

Level 9

61,472 points

Posted on Nov 8, 2020 7:47 AM

Scam. Delete and ignore.

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Kurt Lang

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Nov 8, 2020 7:47 AM in response to Les7941

Scam. Delete and ignore.

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