How the $1.99 Cloud Storage Scam Really Works

[mendez]

Scammers are sending personalized SMS/iMessage alerts claiming your photos will be deleted.
Tap the link and you’re taken to a fake dashboard complete with progress bars, timers, and warnings meant to trigger panic.

You’re then asked for a tiny $1.99 upgrade fee — and that’s where the theft happens.
Credit cards, PayPal logins, personal info… all harvested instantly.

Red flags:
• .info links
• Urgent deletion countdowns
• Tiny upgrade fees
• Sites that look real but have strange URLs

Stay safe: verify alerts only through real apps, never through messages.

[JanEmil]

No need to verify. Just ignore all DM's and SMS. Always fake.

[Nahid Hossen]

Crazy how people still fall for something that cheap and suspicious.

[Rimon Khan]

If it looks too good to be true, it’s usually a scam.