Using the Photos App to Report Scams:

A User Tip Authored by TheLittles of the Apple Support Community:

Using the Photos App to Report Scams:

Been scammed via a telephone call or via a SMS text message? If so, you can use the Photos app to report its contents, by screenshots.

I. What to Include:

A Screenshot Containing In-Depth Contents of the Phone Call or Text Message:

1. Go Here: Take a Screenshot on your iPhone - Apple Support
2. Forward the screenshot to: [email protected]
3. Include a brief description of what this eMail is all about: Screenshots containing scam info
4. The phone call's or message's content will be reported

II. Report the Call's and Message's Content to:

A. Apple: Using the Photos app obtain the contents and send it off to Apple. Click the encircled "i" next to the phone number, and attach a screenshot if it's contents to an eMail and send it off to Apple.

B. Federal Agencies:

-- The FBI: https://www.ic3.gov/ (Internet Crime Complaint Center)

-- The FTC:

• https://www.identitytheft.gov/
• https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/assistant
• https://takeitdown.ftc.gov/get-started

III. Learning More on Avoiding Scams:

• Apple: Manage Unknown Callers on iPhone - Apple Support
• Apple: Recognize and Avoid Phishing Message, Phony Support Calls, and Other Scams - Apple Support
• FTC: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/phone-scams
• IC3: https://www.ic3.gov/Home/FAQ

IV. Modify your Credentials-ASAP:

Most certainly, consider performing the following:

• Modify: your login credentials (Using Both a New eMail Address and a New Password for Apple. Do the same for all other sites you log into.
• Associate: a different method of payment to your account
• Enable: Two-factor authentication for Apple Account for all other accounts that have such an applicable option