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  1. B

    NFC tag detected on iPhone 13 while no other devices were around.

    I got this nfc tag detected notification pop up on my phone yesterday while I was inside my house, thing is there’s no other devices that were in the room besides a Nintendo switch. Also no one in this house owns any AirTags, and my Bluetooth was off:/ I didn’t click on the link. I’m trying to...
  2. R

    2017 iMac Fusion Drive Death - Full HD Cost to Return Broken Drive

    2017 27" i7 3TB iMac. Fusion drive died on Christmas eve. Bummer. Call up Apple to organise a repair. Explicitly mention that I need to perform data forensics on the drive due to some critical things stored on my Windows partition. Take it into Apple store, again explicitly advised the...
    • rnodern
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    • scam
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  3. KevinAPearson

    Mac mini i7 trade in problems

    I've just had a really strange trade in problem using Apple web site. I've upgraded my 2018 i7 Mac mini to the M1 version. I thought I'd use the trade in service from the Apple web site as it was really easy with my old iPhone. I went through the process entering the model and serial number...
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    iPhone 13 Pro Max Why won't Apple honor contracts between consumer + their website?!

    I ordered a phone on November 6th online and was offered $790.00 to trade my existing phone in (trading iPhone 12 ProMax for 13 ProMax) - Mind you my phone is less than a year old and battery drains so fast. Have troubleshooted and no help from Apple care. This phone was backordered 3-4 weeks...
  5. ouneday

    Other Apple Trade In

    I have an issue w Apple and was looking for some advice: I recently upgraded to the 13 pro iPhone (I upgrade annually w the Apple Upgrade program) I received my trade in kit and sealed up the phone and took it to my local FedEx Shipping station only to receive this email from Apple: “ When we...
    • ouneday
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    • iphone program returned scam trade trade in upgrade
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: iPhone
  6. S

    Fake smart battery case?

    Is this a fake smart battery case?
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    Scam?

    My wife recently got a pop-up from Apple on her iPad telling her she had a terrible virus. Not being familiar with scams or viruses, she unknowingly signed up for an ad blocking software to the tune of $9.99/week. When I found out, we canceled the subscription. We also canceled the debit card...
  8. ctjack

    iPad Ordered iPad from BestBuy and got scam mail from bank

    Hello and thanks for reading this. I've ordered Ipad 7th gen on May 6. But payment didn't go through due to limits so i have used credit card of PNC bank. It went through and everything was ok. After 40 minutes as i paid with credit card on the website of BestBuy, I have received phishing...
    • ctjack
    • Thread
    • best buy ipad scam
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: iPad
  9. kraZEe.eyez

    Macbook Pro Paper Weight (Scam Victim)

    This story is a warning to all prospective buyers of second hand Apple laptops... I own a mid-2015 MacBook Pro and use it for high-end photo and video editing. It’s got a great spec but was lacking the space/ram and power to grade 4K footage, so I decided upon an upgrade. I aimed high - for the...
  10. maclad

    Is this a new phishing scram involving Mobile Me?

    Two years ago, I exchanged a few emails titled "Eileen's wedding photo" with a lady, I'll call her P, then she stopped replying to my other emails to her on different subjects. Yesterday, I received an email supposedly from P, see above. P's name and email are as before, and I thought that...
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    iPad Japanese iPad ?

    Hello, Should I continue to be wary of a site that is offering various 2018 model iPad's (128gb) at £ 80-100 lower than well-known UK high street retailers; the caveat being that I will be (with luck!) supplied with a Japanese model that apparently produces a shutter noise when using the camera...
    • mjsc
    • Thread
    • 2018 ipad japan scam
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPad
  12. jb244661

    iPhone 8/Plus Iphone 8 Logic Board issues

    Hello Community, My basic question is has anyone had a similar experience to mine (see below) and what did they do about it. I have been an Iphone owner since 2010 when the Iphone 4 was released. I have loved apple products ever since. After today however, I may NEVER buy and apple product...
    • jb244661
    • Thread
    • defective iphone 8 logic board failure scam
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: iPhone
  13. wozmatic

    Ancestry app attempts to make you use your fingerprint in order to make $100 in app purchase

  14. larsgunnar

    Is DivX a scam? Deceives you to install MacKeeper

    This morning I got some kind of push messages urging me to install an update of the DivX software. Instead of clicking this message I went to the DivX website and with a certain amount of effort could find a download link to their latest free software (10.8.6)...
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    ios 11 has crippled my 5S

    So IOS 11 has completely crippled my iphone 5S. Everything has slowed to a crawl. The phone lags constantly. The screen freezes for long periods of time. The phone completely reboots often. Apps crash, the phone crashes, everything is now completely miserable. Not to mention that less than...
    • Schmactor
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    • battery swelling crash freeze ios 11 iphone 5s obsolescence reboot scam slow
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: iOS 11
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    SMS re: iCloud verification. Phishing?

    I have just received an SMS as follows. Starting with my name and surname. MY NAME, due to multiple attempts to log into your iCloud account you must verify your information here to unlock your account. Then in blue "Tap to load preview" Pretty sure it's a scam. Has anyone else seen this? I...
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    I have a problem with a Paypal buyer and I need help

    Ok... first... I am looking for comments to help me to get my money. I am not looking for any other conversation. I do not care about "oh... well blah, blah, blah...". Go and hang out somewhere else. I am looking for people with the experience. ok. I sold was selling a keyboard on eBay, pick...
  18. R

    Fake Beats Solo3?

    Not sure, But I think i got scammed on a pair of beats Solo 3 via Craigslist. they came brand new still in wrap. Everything well packaged and looks legit(compared to unboxing videos) I think they might be fake because I can't get the m1 chip to work. Tried pairing with my iphone and ipad both on...
    • ryfry51
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    • apple beats fake headphones ios 10 m1 chip scam scammed solo 3 solo3
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iPhone Accessories
  19. SteveJUAE

    Apple ID Scam Attempt

    I got what appears an legitimate email warning from Apple noting that an IPhone6 had logged on to my iMessage (see below 1st email) Which is a bit odd as I do not have Imessage and on checking my account nothing could be seen, also checking the links and header etc of the email it all seem...
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    Need lawyer's advice

    Hello. I need advice. "My best friend" bought iphones from online shop and then resell it on ebay and it's ok but now "my best friend" suddenly realize that this online shop is carder's shop and all products they sell they buy with stolen credit cards numbers. He sell it during 3 month and now...
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