Pennsylvania Woman Loses $24K in Fake Apple Alert Scam

A Pennsylvania woman lost $24,000 after falling for a text-message scam posing as an Apple security alert.

The scammers convinced her hackers had accessed her accounts and told her to wire her money into a “safe” account for protection. Within hours, the money was gone.

Police say the scheme is part of a growing trend of bank impersonation scams and warn consumers never to wire money based on unsolicited texts or calls.

Pennsylvania woman loses $24K after falling for ‘Apple high alert’ text scam