A mother in South Carolina is warning others after getting a series of threatening messages. Elizabeth Sebring said last week that she started getting the messages after losing her iPhone and getting a new one. Sebring said the messages came in the form of texts and videos, one of which shows a man waving a gun. The texts contained information about her family, her name, address, and threats to physically harm her and her family. The person also stated the personal information would be released to the black market if she didn’t erase the lost device from her Apple account and all tracking abilities on the old phone.”It was very threatening and very concerning because it was a video they sent of a man holding a gun, and I have two young children,” Sebring said. “Some of the things they said they would do to us, it was just vulgar. It was just bad.”Sebring said she eventually discovered online forums where other people who almost fell victim to the same exact scam posted similar messages received from scammers. Sebring said she wants people to be aware, especially those who are older in age, to help them avoid falling victim to this scam if it happens to them.
A mother in South Carolina is warning others after getting a series of threatening messages.
Elizabeth Sebring said last week that she started getting the messages after losing her iPhone and getting a new one.
Sebring said the messages came in the form of texts and videos, one of which shows a man waving a gun.
The texts contained information about her family, her name, address, and threats to physically harm her and her family. The person also stated the personal information would be released to the black market if she didn’t erase the lost device from her Apple account and all tracking abilities on the old phone.
“It was very threatening and very concerning because it was a video they sent of a man holding a gun, and I have two young children,” Sebring said. “Some of the things they said they would do to us, it was just vulgar. It was just bad.”
Sebring said she eventually discovered online forums where other people who almost fell victim to the same exact scam posted similar messages received from scammers.
Sebring said she wants people to be aware, especially those who are older in age, to help them avoid falling victim to this scam if it happens to them.
