More and more Apple users say they have received spam on their phone these days with special offers and discounts to buy all kinds of products from different brands, from sunglasses to shoes or designer bags.
The invitations offer discounts on designer brands, but come from spammers, not the brands they claim to represent.
These promotions are coming in the form of an invitation through the iCloud calendar, and many coincided with the events of Black Friday(Black Friday) and Cyber Monday (cyber Monday).
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«I have been receiving invitations with Chinese letters to attend events. I reject them, but he sends me more, ”wrote a user on Apple's website in Spanish.
«I have an acquaintance who's the same thing. Appear to him both Chinese letters and other kinds of advertising«Explained another customer of the brand.
But they are not the only ones and it is happening all over the world.
On the specialized blog Applesphera.com claim that it is "a new way of spamming" that includes the notification of the offer in the calendar -which lasts several days- and a huge mailing list of users to whom the invitation was sent.
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