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Oldtown08 Author

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Spam messages

Keep getting text messages that my phone has been infected with spam. Should I believe this?

iPhone 6s, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 14, 2021 10:08 AM

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Tesserax

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Posted on Dec 14, 2021 10:14 AM

No. They are spam as you suspected. This is a common practice, by bad actors, to gain access to your phone ... or at least, personal information from you. Just delete them.

Ref: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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