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Scammers Exploit FaceTime, Apple Urges Photo Reporting

7/16/2026

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Scammers in the United States use Apple’s FaceTime app to pose as bank representatives and drain accounts.
Victims receive a text or verification call, then join a FaceTime session, share their screen and expose passwords, account numbers and one-time codes to fraudsters.
Apple advises users to capture a live photo of a suspicious FaceTime call and email it to reportfacetimefraud@apple.com, a step highlighted by CBS News correspondent Ash-Har Quraishi.

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Story summary

Scammers in the United States use Apple’s FaceTime app to pose as bank representatives and drain accounts.
Victims receive a text or verification call, then join a FaceTime session, share their screen and expose passwords, account numbers and one-time codes to fraudsters.
Apple advises users to capture a live photo of a suspicious FaceTime call and email it to reportfacetimefraud@apple.com, a step highlighted by CBS News correspondent Ash-Har Quraishi.