Apple Inc calling...

[Scott Douglas]

...about a breach in security of our iCloud account.

As far as I know we don't even have an iCloud account.
What gives?
Scam?

[Zeke]

You can always go online to Apple to see updates. They did call me the other day because I'm getting a new phone and I didn't have my Apple ID info. Didn't even know I had an AID. But before that I got a text saying my cloud was about full.

What fooking cloud? I don't remember ever authorizing anything to be uploaded anywhere. I don't even use photo storage. So who knows if they are legit or not? Go online.

[Scott Douglas]

I just answered the 5th or was it 6th phone call they've made to us today. Pushed '1' to talk to an advisor.
Very British sounding female came on and asked 'How can I help you?'.

Uh, you called me.

'Oh, is this about a security breach on your iCloud account?'

I don't know, you called me, and we don't have an iCloud account (at least not to my knowledge, unless the wife has one I don't know about). Good bye.

Maybe they'll stop calling now.

I'll get my wife to go on-line when she gets home from shopping.

[MBAtarga]

Microsoft, Apple and the IRS - don't call you....

[Shaun @ Tru6]

^^^ this

[Scott Douglas]

Well they've called three times since I talked to them.
Last call I went off on the guy and he hung up.
Maybe now they'll stop calling.

[Bill Douglas]

I occasionally get calls like this.

I speak "improvised Chinese" to them. They usually call me a c*** or say f' you and hang up.

[masraum]

Just about any time you get a call from , it's fake. Microsoft calling you to proactively tell you that you have a virus? It's a SCAM. Apple calling you to tell you to do something about your iCloud account? It's a SCAM! Google calling to tell you your google account is ______? It's a SCAM!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

Microsoft, Apple and the IRS - don't call you....

No, really, the IRS will call you to tell you that you owe back taxes and they are sending the PoPo to come arrest you and throw you in jail. But, if you go and buy a gift card in the amount of $1293.48 and then read them the number for that account over the phone, they'll call off the Po-Po.

[Crowbob]

As far as I can tell, you automatically get a minuscule amount of introductory iCloud storage when you buy an Apple product and some stuff is automatically uploaded. Something like 5 gigs that is almost immediately filled up with a picture or two or like 42 milliseconds of video.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

As far as I can tell, you automatically get a minuscule amount of introductory iCloud storage when you buy an Apple product and some stuff is automatically uploaded. Something like 5 gigs that is almost immediately filled up with a picture or two or like 42 milliseconds of video.

Yep, I think when you create an apple ID it may be automatic. Or maybe during the initial setup of an iPhone, iPad, Macbook, etc..., they give you the option of setting that up as part of the process, and I assume most folks do.

I suspect the only time that you don't have an iCloud account is if you don't have any Apple products.

Still, I don't think Apple is going to call you to complain or advise you anything about your account.

[cabmandone]

I find that once a live person gets on the line if you yell FAH Q really loud it makes them go away.

[legion]

Answer: "FBI field office, consumer fraud division, this is special agent Smith."

They will stop calling.