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I sometimes receive SMS messages from so called couriers like UPS or DHL that they have a package for me and that duties need to be paid for customs to clear it, the phone number is often from Poland and that makes it suspicious because I am in the Netherlands
I have a 8 character alphanumeric passcode. I use Face ID exclusively to open the phone. On those occasions when asked to enter the passcode. I find a secluded place, usually a bathroom stall, to enter it. That may sound a bit overcautious, some say paranoid, but I feel safer.
Just a note on Stolen Device Protection. If you happen to be popping into your local network shop for a phone upgrade and you also plan to trade in your device make sure you disable this before you leave home! You may not be able to disable it in the shop and may need to go back home to do so before you can trade in.
12:15 DON'T click "Always" unless you are happy to wait an hour to do anything anywhere on your phone settings. I clicked it to read what it says below it, and that automatically set it. I'm now waiting for an hour to change it back to "Away from familiar locations"
18:25 When I was much younger, I learned something called "common sense". When I was older, I learned that "common sense isn't common". I have always been a firm believer in the concept of "critical thinking". Scammers hate people who use common sense and critical thinking.
Re. the admonition to not use the Notes app to store sensitive information, doesn’t Apple allow the use of a password/biometrics on Notes saved on the phone itself?
The fact that someone I know was just texting back a reply to such a spam SMS a short while ago makes this kind of content all the more relevant! A lot of folks are unaware of the consequences of such interactions. Also I don't think these are the only methods in use. I have also experienced silent calls from strange international locations where the other party remains silent when you say "hello". Perhaps there is much more to learn here. More such hack-eductational videos please!
I’m told that those silent calls are attempts to record your voice and so get into things like your bank which uses voice recognition to verify your identity. Personally I don’t say anything until I hear the other person speak. Or one can use Alexander Graham Bell’s answer of Ahoy!
I never say hello. In fact I never answer calls from any number that isn’t already in my contacts list… That is someone I physically know in person Once you answer, they put you on the list of “live bait” numbers
I am going to get my parents to watch this video! This is great and so well explained that as 70 year olds they will understand it and be able to follow the steps shown
Thanks again for some very important advice! I would definitely not spend this much money on a "phone" that I intended to use only as a PHONE. It would make no sense to use it for that and not take advantage of the convenience of all the apps available. So, any help we can get to make our iPhones more secure is greatly appreciated! Your videos plus a little common sense should help protect us from many of these scammers. Of course, they will always keep looking for new ways and loopholes to access and scam the most vulnerable.
I’ve got the following tip. Don’t use the same PIN for opening your phone on your bank account(s) or any important stuff. If a scammer looks at your PIN over your shoulder they can also open your bank account (or whatever).
I have received countless SMS messages on my SE 3 from unknown numbers about signing up with people I never heard of for flexible-pay jobs. I never even asked about a job. They get on my nerves because it’s almost like they send one every day. Haven’t received any recently, but I’m expecting more of these in the future.
Excellent video again. Thank you. If someone steals your phone without your passcode what can they do with it. Is there any value to them and what should one do?
My Dad got caught by the WhatsApp scam. We managed to freeze his account so they couldn’t take anything. Next morning he got a call from the scammers, pretending to be the Fraud dept of his bank, trying to get more information. “Do you have any other bank accounts?”.🙄
Something similar has happen to me. Should I factory reset my phone? I do have 2ndary authentication turned on all the time but I'm unsure what all needs to be altered to make sure my account is safe.
I like him,I like his channel and his info. I think he is amazing. I’ve told family and friends to go check him out, but I am getting to the point even after going into settings and slowing his voice down. It’s still driving me crazy! I have to rewind All the time. I don’t think I will be a subscriber much longer.
Thanks for the kind words. As I'm sure you can understand, I have to try and pace the videos at a speed that works for most people. Feedback thus far is that this pace is about right for most people. If, after slowing my voice down in Settings, I'm still too fast for you, I'm afraid there's not much more I can do. Will be sorry to lose you as a subscriber, but I'm sure you can understand that I can't change the pacing of the videos for 1 viewer.
I have iphone and android, but my poco x3 is blocking all the sms with links and tagging it as spam so i don't receive it in my inbox. That's what I love with my Poco... unlike with my Iphone 13, those sms keep on coming in my inbox...
I love the idea of automatic updates, but every time I get a prompt telling me that iOS is going to update tonight...I wake up in the morning with a message that the update failed. Every...damn...time. It's so annoying. WHY EVEN BOTHER!!?
Great video. Thank you. Two p I know we’re scammed by a caller and decided to call the bank back on their 800 number. Somehow the scammer was able to hack into the banks tel system, so my acquaintances thought they were speaking w the bank. For one person, the bank wasn’t helpful because the scammer had moved the money out of the USA but my other acquaintance got her money back.
I don’t have anything important in my notes section but I did notice that when I put a note in there I have the option to lock it with a code or my face, so this isn’t safe either?
I had someone once try to call me to tell me I have a one-time code for my Apple ID when I didn’t request one, so I ignored it. 5 minutes later I received a text about it with the same code TWICE (the second being underlined blue - aka. a link), so I called Apple and they told me it was definitely a theft attempt and I changed my Apple ID password and all my email passwords.
A huge part of this problem is that landline, mobile phone and broadband customer and other support services for a U.K. customer base are often based outside of the U.K., such as mobile call centres based in the Philippines and broadband call centres being based in India - in my 23 years living here in the U.K. (I’m Irish myself) I’ve long held for many years that this process of outsourcing should be banned as its leading to these scams, companies serving a U.K. customer base should simply not be allowed to outsource outside of the U.K. - only last year, my next door neighbour back home in the Republic of Ireland was very badly targeted by Indian call centre scammers and only that her sons are IT Experts, the situation would have been much worse, as the police are powerless to act when the scammers are outside of the EU - for similar reasons, my broadband and mobile phone package is sky high and I can’t talk to anyone to change it, which I would be able to do if they had a U.K. call centre
You can lockdown your iCloud account on your phone through Screen Time>Content and Privacy, that requires a different passcode than the one used for the phone. iOS18 will allow you to lock and hide certain apps using biometrics as well.
Good tip sir , I get the sms scam messages all the time , sometimes they are related to paying bill or a fine of some description, a popular one is the toll fee one because we have lots of toll roads in my neck of the woods. I go by the “ if there is any doubt at all delete” method .
My Partner recently fell flow to a “Hi Mum” SMS saying this is my new number and can you pay this bill for me. She didn’t show it to me she just told me she was sending money to her son. The simplest way to avoid this is to ask the sender to call you. Luckily she reported it to her banks fraud department who investigated and refunded her.
Notes has a locking option which, like the internal password manager, requires biometric verification or the device passcode or password to unlock. The issue is that unlocking a note unlocks all locked notes. You must remember to relock when you are done. Similarly, you can hide photos under biometrics, but you must remember to lock them when you are done.
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I never ever follow links in sms or email. Yes it takes a few seconds to go log in on Safari but worth it
I sometimes receive SMS messages from so called couriers like UPS or DHL that they have a package for me and that duties need to be paid for customs to clear it, the phone number is often from Poland and that makes it suspicious because I am in the Netherlands
I get a similar one to that except they tell me my posting and information needs to be updated so they can deliver the parcel.
Mine says they have tried to deliver several times and will return package if I don’t respond
I get the same texts..I also get text from banks even from the bank I bank with…it’s hard to tell if it’s really for real or not
I have a 8 character alphanumeric passcode. I use Face ID exclusively to open the phone. On those occasions when asked to enter the passcode. I find a secluded place, usually a bathroom stall, to enter it. That may sound a bit overcautious, some say paranoid, but I feel safer.
As they said in ‘60s: “Just because you’re Paranoid doesn’t mean they are NOT out to get you!”
Scammers are always a step or two ahead of the game. Thanks for the tip bro!👍🏼👍🏼
Just a note on Stolen Device Protection. If you happen to be popping into your local network shop for a phone upgrade and you also plan to trade in your device make sure you disable this before you leave home! You may not be able to disable it in the shop and may need to go back home to do so before you can trade in.
My daughter had this experience just a couple of days ago. She had to go back another time
12:15 DON'T click "Always" unless you are happy to wait an hour to do anything anywhere on your phone settings. I clicked it to read what it says below it, and that automatically set it. I'm now waiting for an hour to change it back to "Away from familiar locations"
Notes actually has a biometric lock for individual notes that you want to secure
18:25 When I was much younger, I learned something called "common sense". When I was older, I learned that "common sense isn't common". I have always been a firm believer in the concept of "critical thinking". Scammers hate people who use common sense and critical thinking.
Very true...
Thank you for keeping us updated 😊
We often get MULTIPLE SMS scams every night. I never click on an SMS link.
I just googled my name and my husband's and have taken steps to have the information removed. Thank you for another great video!!
Glad it was helpful!
I have both my notes and photos apps lock when they are accessed. I try not to have any sensitive information in them but one never knows.
Thank you for this video. I added the security recommendations you made and shared video with friends, too.
Thank you!
You can lock a note with biometrics...
Re. the admonition to not use the Notes app to store sensitive information, doesn’t Apple allow the use of a password/biometrics on Notes saved on the phone itself?
Was smished last week...wished I had seen this video. Thank you!
I use silence unknown callers, I figure that if it’s an important call and I missed it they can leave a voicemail.
The fact that someone I know was just texting back a reply to such a spam SMS a short while ago makes this kind of content all the more relevant! A lot of folks are unaware of the consequences of such interactions.
Also I don't think these are the only methods in use. I have also experienced silent calls from strange international locations where the other party remains silent when you say "hello".
Perhaps there is much more to learn here. More such hack-eductational videos please!
I’m told that those silent calls are attempts to record your voice and so get into things like your bank which uses voice recognition to verify your identity. Personally I don’t say anything until I hear the other person speak. Or one can use Alexander Graham Bell’s answer of Ahoy!
I never say hello.
In fact I never answer calls from any number that isn’t already in my contacts list… That is someone I physically know in person
Once you answer, they put you on the list of “live bait” numbers
I am glad that I am a Subscriber and got a notification for this video !!
I am going to get my parents to watch this video! This is great and so well explained that as 70 year olds they will understand it and be able to follow the steps shown
Absolute same!
Good tips. Thanks.
Thanks again for some very important advice! I would definitely not spend this much money on a "phone" that I intended to use only as a PHONE. It would make no sense to use it for that and not take advantage of the convenience of all the apps available. So, any help we can get to make our iPhones more secure is greatly appreciated! Your videos plus a little common sense should help protect us from many of these scammers. Of course, they will always keep looking for new ways and loopholes to access and scam the most vulnerable.
Thank you for the valuable information
I’ve got the following tip. Don’t use the same PIN for opening your phone on your bank account(s) or any important stuff. If a scammer looks at your PIN over your shoulder they can also open your bank account (or whatever).
The stolen device feature has a flaw, it can store locations like your Favorit pub as a know location and make you more targetable for scammers
Use apples screentime content block feature to secure access to menus like faceid, apple account with a second pin code
I have received countless SMS messages on my SE 3 from unknown numbers about signing up with people I never heard of for flexible-pay jobs. I never even asked about a job. They get on my nerves because it’s almost like they send one every day. Haven’t received any recently, but I’m expecting more of these in the future.
Excellent video again. Thank you. If someone steals your phone without your passcode what can they do with it. Is there any value to them and what should one do?
Great video. Thank you 🙏
Thank you, bless you.
Another very good one is : “ don’t allow control Center when iPhone is locked “. This will stop a thief from turning on Airplane Mode
Is there a way to silence unknown texts?
Thanks👍🙂
Thank you very much!
Already shared this with my family (even one person that uses android). Thanks .
Having no means to confirm SMS origins, I never follow links on those.
My Dad got caught by the WhatsApp scam. We managed to freeze his account so they couldn’t take anything. Next morning he got a call from the scammers, pretending to be the Fraud dept of his bank, trying to get more information. “Do you have any other bank accounts?”.🙄
You said- not to store sensitive information in Note app, but what if I lock Note?
0:05 so does Apple 😂
Something similar has happen to me. Should I factory reset my phone? I do have 2ndary authentication turned on all the time but I'm unsure what all needs to be altered to make sure my account is safe.
I like him,I like his channel and his info. I think he is amazing. I’ve told family and friends to go check him out, but I am getting to the point even after going into settings and slowing his voice down. It’s still driving me crazy! I have to rewind All the time. I don’t think I will be a subscriber much longer.
Thanks for the kind words. As I'm sure you can understand, I have to try and pace the videos at a speed that works for most people. Feedback thus far is that this pace is about right for most people. If, after slowing my voice down in Settings, I'm still too fast for you, I'm afraid there's not much more I can do. Will be sorry to lose you as a subscriber, but I'm sure you can understand that I can't change the pacing of the videos for 1 viewer.
I have iphone and android, but my poco x3 is blocking all the sms with links and tagging it as spam so i don't receive it in my inbox. That's what I love with my Poco... unlike with my Iphone 13, those sms keep on coming in my inbox...
I love the idea of automatic updates, but every time I get a prompt telling me that iOS is going to update tonight...I wake up in the morning with a message that the update failed. Every...damn...time. It's so annoying. WHY EVEN BOTHER!!?
Great video. Thank you. Two p I know we’re scammed by a caller and decided to call the bank back on their 800 number. Somehow the scammer was able to hack into the banks tel system, so my acquaintances thought they were speaking w the bank. For one person, the bank wasn’t helpful because the scammer had moved the money out of the USA but my other acquaintance got her money back.
You should not Google sites, if you are going to be putting login details. Scammers pay Google to get their pages at the top.
People with disabilities like me are easy targets!!
iPhone 16 pro max here we go! Give me massive battery from 13 pro max please!
I don’t have anything important in my notes section but I did notice that when I put a note in there I have the option to lock it with a code or my face, so this isn’t safe either?
I had someone once try to call me to tell me I have a one-time code for my Apple ID when I didn’t request one, so I ignored it. 5 minutes later I received a text about it with the same code TWICE (the second being underlined blue - aka. a link), so I called Apple and they told me it was definitely a theft attempt and I changed my Apple ID password and all my email passwords.
We have a shared note with “sensitive” information. No way to lock it????
You can lock notes with passcode. Is it suppose be safe?
A huge part of this problem is that landline, mobile phone and broadband customer and other support services for a U.K. customer base are often based outside of the U.K., such as mobile call centres based in the Philippines and broadband call centres being based in India - in my 23 years living here in the U.K. (I’m Irish myself) I’ve long held for many years that this process of outsourcing should be banned as its leading to these scams, companies serving a U.K. customer base should simply not be allowed to outsource outside of the U.K. - only last year, my next door neighbour back home in the Republic of Ireland was very badly targeted by Indian call centre scammers and only that her sons are IT Experts, the situation would have been much worse, as the police are powerless to act when the scammers are outside of the EU - for similar reasons, my broadband and mobile phone package is sky high and I can’t talk to anyone to change it, which I would be able to do if they had a U.K. call centre
I hope that I am somewhat more secure because I use FIDO security keys to protect my iCloud account.
You can lockdown your iCloud account on your phone through Screen Time>Content and Privacy, that requires a different passcode than the one used for the phone. iOS18 will allow you to lock and hide certain apps using biometrics as well.
Just never follow links in sms or email. Just dont
Good tip sir , I get the sms scam messages all the time , sometimes they are related to paying bill or a fine of some description, a popular one is the toll fee one because we have lots of toll roads in my neck of the woods.
I go by the “ if there is any doubt at all delete” method .
My Partner recently fell flow to a “Hi Mum” SMS saying this is my new number and can you pay this bill for me. She didn’t show it to me she just told me she was sending money to her son. The simplest way to avoid this is to ask the sender to call you. Luckily she reported it to her banks fraud department who investigated and refunded her.
Seriously- that’s way beyond gullible!
@@FutureSystem738Are you a parent?
@@jballenger9240 Yes absolutely - but I’m just not that gullible.
How do I remove my name and other information that’s on the dark web?
I have an iPhone 13 so I done have iOS 18 on my phone. Which free password keeper would you recommend?
Bitwarden. Open source and free and reputable
Why no Notes/Photos app? How is passwords app safer? If someone has access to your Notes/Photos they'd have access to keychain, wouldn't they?
Notes has a locking option which, like the internal password manager, requires biometric verification or the device passcode or password to unlock. The issue is that unlocking a note unlocks all locked notes. You must remember to relock when you are done.
Similarly, you can hide photos under biometrics, but you must remember to lock them when you are done.
Good question!
Don Old is weird
Why do I not have face ID and passcode in my settings? I have an iphone 13 mini running ios 17.5.1
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I unsubscribed from my membership just now because it says that some things are shared with other members
I'm afraid I have absolutely no idea what your comment is referring to.
Subscribe - What do you mean by "ALL"
And I thought android phones was fucked up it’s the dam so called secure iPhones that’s messed up!!!!
How do I remove my name and other information that’s on the dark web?
You don't. The dark web is VERY different from the internet we all know.