How can I verify a potential scam message?

1. That message never mentioned you by name.
2. That phone number directs you to a scammer who is (most likely) working in an organized scam call center in another country.

That’s all the evidence you need to block, report and delete the message.

If you receive a suspicious email or SMS text message that looks like it's supposed to be from Apple, please email it to reportphishing@apple.com. 

Learn how to ⇢ Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams.

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

Yep, that is just one of the many scams users receive on a daily basis. With any such message, you would never call a number provided in a message and give out your personal information or click a link in the message. With that simple rule, you will not have to worry about being scammed by any phishing message.

Also it is not wise to post numbers in these scams as AI bots in today's world will scan messages and may falsely claim that it is a legitimate contact number. There have been reports of Google results showing incorrect contact numbers for Apple Support partly due to AI and also SEO (Search Engine Optimizations) by people paying to have their result appear near the top of search results.