Urgent reminder! Multiple people have been recruited, Apple users should quickly turn off this feature
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In recent days, many people in Shanghai have receivedA stranger calledFaceTime PhoneSomeone said they found out after connectingBesides the pitch black screenI can't see the other person at all, I can only hear the soundSome people roastThe other party is quite persistentHang up one and continue to fightWhat the hell is going on here?Today, Shanghai Anti Fraud CenterRelease Important Reminder:High alert for FaceTime calls!According to the Shanghai Anti Fraud Center, scammers impersonated customer service personnel from e-commerce, banks, or social media platforms to initiate FaceTime video calls with Apple phone users, using pre obtained personal information and fabricating various excuses to persuade the parties involved to transfer funds; There are also scammers who guide the download of other conference software and obtain important information such as the victim's password and verification code through the "shared screen" method to commit fraud.Regarding the fraud implemented through FaceTime, there are endless rumors circulating online: "Never answer a stranger's FaceTime, otherwise you will steal your Apple ID
In recent days, many people in Shanghai have received
A stranger calledFaceTime Phone

Someone said they found out after connecting
Besides the pitch black screen
I can't see the other person at all, I can only hear the sound

Some people roast
The other party is quite persistent
Hang up one and continue to fight

What the hell is going on here?
Today, Shanghai Anti Fraud Center
Release Important Reminder:
High alert for FaceTime calls!
According to the Shanghai Anti Fraud Center, scammers impersonated customer service personnel from e-commerce, banks, or social media platforms to initiate FaceTime video calls with Apple phone users, using pre obtained personal information and fabricating various excuses to persuade the parties involved to transfer funds; There are also scammers who guide the download of other conference software and obtain important information such as the victim's password and verification code through the "shared screen" method to commit fraud.


Regarding the fraud implemented through FaceTime, there are endless rumors circulating online: "Never answer a stranger's FaceTime, otherwise you will steal your Apple ID." "Once you answer a phone call, your phone will be locked, all information will be leaked, and your bank card money will be lost."... Is the consequences of answering a stranger's FaceTime so serious? How is fraud actually implemented?
Professionals say that the FaceTime call function on Apple phones is actually a video call that can be made in one direction, and there are no security risks in itself, so there is no need to worry about issues such as being stolen from Apple ID. But it's important to be vigilant,FaceTime's video call function can be one-way dialed by strangers. There is a hidden danger of being used for Phone fraud, spam harassment and video fraud.

Many people have been taken!
How is FaceTime used for fraud?
The vast majority of people are not unfamiliar with the built-in video calling function of social apps such as WeChat and QQ, but they are not very familiar with the FaceTime video calling function that comes with Apple phones because it is rarely used.
As soon as the invitation pops up on the phone, the front camera automatically opensI picked up my phone and suddenly saw my face as the background of the phone screen, which startled me Mr. Chen, a citizen, has never used the FaceTime call function, and previously only knew that it was a video chat function that could communicate between Apple devices. On July 5th, he received a FaceTime call from an unfamiliar email address and was directly hung up by him.
FaceTimeSomeone said they found out after connectingBesides the pitch black screenI can't see the other person at all, I can only hear the sound
So, how is fraud using FaceTime implemented? The fraud case reported by Shanghai Jinshan Public Security Bureau shows that Ms. Zhang, a citizen, used an iPad,Received a FaceTime call from a customer service representative claiming to be a certain loan software, who claimed that she had signed an electronic agreement with the loan software and sent her an electronic agreement signed with a certain loan platform.
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Ms. Zhang received a bank card deduction message
The Minhang Public Security Bureau has also disclosed relevant cases. Mr. Xu, a citizen, received an unfamiliar FaceTime video call claiming to be a payment platform staff member, claiming that Mr. Xu had personal credit issues and needed to cancel his loan channel. Subsequently,The other party requested Mr. Xu to transfer the deposit in his bank card to a designated account on the grounds of protecting fund security. After doing so, Mr. Xu was deceived into exceeding 6000 yuan.
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Security risks of being recorded in video
FaceTime function can be turned off
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In the eyes of industry insiders,IDFaceTime PhoneID
FaceTime videos can be simply understood as video calls, which do not consume phone fees and use traffic. Unlike QQ videos and WeChat videos, which can only be initiated by friends, FaceTime video requests allow strangers to initiate, making it more likely to be used to initiate spam harassment.
More safety hazards do exist. Industry insiders point out that in addition to spam messages, Apple phone users may receive FaceTime video requests from strangers, and video images may be recorded by the other party.AI
In fact, there have been cases in recent years where criminals use video recordings to impersonate acquaintances and engage in fraud. The anti fraud police said that the act of illegally obtaining Apple mobile phone users' face screenshots, videos and other information through FaceTime calls, and then conducting online Phone fraud, was suspected of constituting a crime of fraud.
Regarding the recent suspected fraudulent phone calls using FaceTime access,The city's anti fraud center also reminds strangers not to answer their FaceTime. If they do not need it, they can set it to disable the FaceTime function.

Apple phones can disable FaceTime function by setting
What about frequent harassment?
Harnessing Harassment Information Needs to Form a Joint Force
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This is not only a problem with FaceTime, but also various harassing phone calls aimed at sales promotion or fraud, which have plagued everyone's lives and have been repeatedly banned. In order to control harassment of information, China has successively introduced relevant laws and regulations, but still faces the problem of difficult law enforcement.
The Civil code clearly stipulates that, unless otherwise stipulated by law or expressly agreed by the obligee, no organization or individual may intrude into the private life of others by means of telephone, SMS, instant messaging, e-mail, leaflets, etc. In 2018, 12 departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Special Action Plan for Comprehensive Rectification of Harassment Telephone Calls", organizing a one and a half year long comprehensive crackdown on harassment telephone calls nationwide, and timely transitioning to normalized governance.
However, due to the technological power of harassing phone calls, some new forms have emerged, and some enterprises or individuals can still engage in marketing, fraud and other activities through this channel.
In the eyes of industry insiders,
Hurry up and transfer it to your family and friends
Don't be deceived!
Source: Shangguan News
Editor: Wang Bo
Editor in Chief: Yan Wenbin
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