Fake $750 Apple Cash reward page pays nothing and pushes app installs
SCAM ALERTredteam/daily · 1 source
- Severity
- Medium
- Sources
- 1
What happened
A fake Apple-branded page promises $750 in Apple Cash after a 'device verification', but the eligibility check is a timer, nothing is verified, and the claim button opens the same tracking link as the download button. Traffic runs through affiliate tracking links on a third-party domain, with labels suggesting cost-per-registration or revenue-share payouts, and a TikTok tracking pixel is loaded. No CVEs or patches are involved; the risk is social engineering that leads to app installs, account creation and in-game spending.
For security analysts · Written by AI from 1 source · Wrong?
What to do
- Close the page if you land on it.
- Do not download apps or create accounts to claim a promised Apple reward.
- Remember that Apple Cash and Apple Gift Cards are not unlocked by a website after you install an app.
- Treat anyone asking you to pay them with an Apple Gift Card as a likely scammer.
Written by AI from the sources, checked against them
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Who reported · 1 outlet
Malwarebytes Labs