Via AppleInsider
That Apple Cash payment you got from a stranger is not a mistake and the sob story they tell begging you to return it is just part of the con. Here's how to protect yourself.
Scammers are sending money over Apple Cash and then asking for it to be refunded.You almost have to give scammers credit for ingenuity. Someone figured out how to profit from
sending a stranger an
iPhone, and now someone has found a way to manipulate Apple Cash users.
As happened to a
Reddit user, the first thing is that you get an unexpected payment appearing on your iPhone in the Apple Cash part of
Apple Wallet. It doesn't matter if you don't already use Apple Cash, as all that will happen is that you're prompted to set it up.
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