Whatever you are doing, don't open this text message from 'Apple'

A scam text message, that claims to be from Apple's hugely-popular digital media store iTunes, is attempting to trick iPhone users into sharing personal details.

The text warns users that their account has been frozen. To validate their iTunes account and avoid suspension, users ar told to follow a link.

The news comes when details of Apple's future press event, once the North American nation firm is predicted to unveil a replacement iPhone and iPad, circulated on-line.

The web address was disguised employing a link-shortener – a service that contracts a universal resource locator into a shorter format.

If you receive the message don't click the link. Instead, simply delete the text like a shot.

Apple has antecedently warned users concerning emails and text message purporting to be from the Cupertino technology firm.

A message on Apple's web site explains the risks of those malicious emails.

It claims, "The iTunes Store can ne'er raise you to supply personal info or sensitive account info (such as passwords or mastercard numbers) via email.

"Email messages that contain attachments or links to non-Apple websites ar from sources apart from Apple, though they'll seem to be from the iTunes Store.

"Most typically, these attachments ar malicious and may not be opened.

"You ought to ne'er enter your Apple account info on any non-Apple web site."

Last Nov Apple users were hit by the same scam that claimed that they had purchased a £42.99 TomTom Saturday Nav app.

The faux email then tried to tempt users into clicking a faux cancellation kind at the lowest of the e-mail.

Although the e-mail aforementioned it had been sent from the iTunes Store, the message really originated from a faux address.