(858) 324-4845

A text was sent to my 82 year old father saying Apple support needed him to call (858)324-4845 because he account was compromised. My father called and the man said his account was compromised and he needed to gather information to identify my father as the owner of the account. They asked him what his house was worth, how much savings he had, asked how much he gets in retirement, then asked to confirm two credit card numbers. My father gave them all of this. Then the man asked if my father could prove that the cards were in his possession. They told him to go to different stores and buy Apple gift cards for $500 dollars each they wanted him to do it a total of 18 times. Luckily his cards wouldn’t let him buy more than two. He lost $1000. Then the guy kept calling back to ask if my dad had bought the others. Kept telling my dad to send a picture of the gift card code and then they would return the money on his credit card. When the man called again my father called me at work to ask why the man keeps bothering him. I told him it was a scam and to not answer anymore. Then I went to his house after work took pictures of the text messages, the cards, I took down the information my dad could tell me. Then I called his credit card companies to freeze his cards and send him new ones. Now my father is in financial difficulties because he lives on a fixed income. If you want more pictures please reach out. [BBB Scam Type: Phishing] [Business: Apple-impostor] [Location: MS, USA- 39571]