Is this a real scam or just an edited photo?

[-Gonzo-]

Just seen this posted on Facebook, as I can't see any mention of it elsewhere is it really a scam or just someone trying to be funny with an edited photo?

 

[kennydupra]

Thank you for the heads up ****ing hackers

 

[Ernest_Sobanski]

I got something like this few days ago I press cancel and went to App Store and try download random free app and use my password and everything was fine so I guess it might be scam but not 100% sure

 

[BrianBaughn]

I believe it's a valid dialog box but I'm not sure what version(s) of iOS it's from.

Of course if something like that came up while in a web browser I'd be very suspicious.

 

[Swiss-G]

From https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204106

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