A family member received one of those text message scams claiming that a package could not be delivered. Clicked the link and entered their personal data. The site claimed that a € 1.50 fee had to be paid, so bank details were entered. However it became suspicious when the banking app asked to approve a € 350 transfer. Cancelled, informed bank, locked account, will get new credit card.
The bank suggested to reset the phone to factory settings. Does that make sense? A normal scammer in my opinion won’t have the ressourced to install malware on a fairly up-to-date iPhone (iP 13, automatic updates are on). Reset and restoring from cloud seems overblown to me.
I quickly checked and there is neither a company profile nor any unusual app to find.
What do you think about the need to reset?
Well my girlfriend not only deletes every email and empties the trash in her mailbox daily, she also throws away every piece of paper she receives. This has often led to problems (e.g. wanted to check and see if email again or needed a receipt to exchange something). However she says that those inconveniences are better than having to store all the stuff.
My motivation? I guess deep down a fear of loss, buy also just the good feeling of having stuff ready in case I need it one day.