An Apple a Day Won’t Keep This Scam Away

This week’s scheme starts with what looks like a legit Apple iCloud Calendar invite. It comes from a genuine Apple email address and seems to be tied to a purchase invoice. But when you peek into the invitation’s notes, you’re hit with a dramatic warning about a massive PayPal charge—plus a phone number urging you to call a “support team.”

Here’s the twist: while the calendar invite is real, the scary purchase message is completely fake. The number doesn’t connect you to Apple at all—it sends you straight to a scammer. Call it, and they’ll try to trick you into handing over remote access to your computer so they can siphon off your money and personal data.

How to dodge this rotten Apple:

• Be cautious with any unexpected calendar invite, especially ones shouting about urgent purchases.
• Never call phone numbers listed in random invites or emails. If you’re worried, log in to PayPal or Apple directly via the official site/app and check your transactions there.
• Don’t click “accept” or “decline” on shady invites—doing so confirms to scammers that your email is active. The safe move is to delete the email entirely.