Scam of The Week

The holiday season is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and scammers know it. You’ve booked your long-awaited trip to visit family or escape for a festive getaway when suddenly, a text message arrives. It looks like it’s from your airline’s support team with urgent news: your holiday flight has been canceled.

A new scam is making the rounds, and it starts with a simple, unexpected text message from an unfamiliar number. It might say something casual like “Hey, how are you?” or “Are you coming to the BBQ later?" messages designed to seem friendly and harmless.

This week’s scam involves a deceptive email that looks like a legitimate Apple iCloud Calendar invitation. It’s sent from a real Apple email address and seems to reference a purchase invoice.

You get a surprise text that seems to be from Amazon. It says your recent purchase didn’t pass a “routine quality inspection” or has been recalled.