New warning for Apple iPhone users: Delete these alerts immediately

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In this age where nearly everyone relies on a smart phone, scammers have developed new methods of deception intended to trick unsuspecting victims.

The latest scam making the rounds is a surge in fake calendar invites containing spam links targeting Apple users, according to a report by Newsweek.

These spam alerts often find their way into the Calendar app after a user accidentally clicks on a bad link on a website or in a message, the report explained.

These “unwanted Calendar invitations and subscriptions” are identified by Apple as a form of phishing, a common tactic of social engineering in which scammers use fraudulent attempts in an effort to learn the personal information of individuals.

Those who’ve found themselves with suspicious spam invitations in the Calendar app are advised by Apple to report it as junk in iCloud. If you have unintentionally subscribed to a spam Calendar, you can delete it.

To delete calendar spam on an iPhone in iOS 14.6 or later:

Open the Calendars app.
Tap the event you wish to remove.
Tap “unsubscribe from this Calendar” at the bottom of the screen.
To confirm, tap unsubscribe.

To delete calendar spam on an iPhone in earlier versions of iOS:

Open the Calendar app.
Tap Calendars at the bottom of the screen.
Find the calendar you do not recognize and tap the More info button next to that calendar.
Scroll down and tap Delete Calendar.

If that doesn’t work, delete the calendar subscription in settings:

Open the Settings app.
Tap Calendar, go to Accounts. If you use iOS 13, tap Passwords & Accounts then Accounts.
Tap Subscribed Calendars.
Look for a calendar you wish to remove and tap it
Select Delete Account.

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