Has this happened to you?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44721)
Staten Island, New York
July 31, 2023 7:01pm CST
I was mylotting on my phone today when I saw a message on the screen telling me that my iPhone can't be backed up as I don't have enough available storage. I can manage my storage in settings.
Since I am pretty much maxed out on my 16 GB phone I clicked on the message, thinking it would take me to the page on my phone where it will tell me how much space is being taken up by photos, apps, messages, etc., and how much of it is left on my phone.
It turned out to be an ad. As soon as I realized that I closed the page it was trying to open. Not sure what site it was taking me too.
Something like that has never happened to me before.
Have you ever come across something that turned out to be an ad but you thought it was something else?
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12 responses
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug 23
Definitely have to pay attention to everything.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug 23
@TheHorse That is not good.
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Aug 23
@lovebuglena It makes me want to find another. But I don't like change.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug 23
Is it really the cloud or someone making you think it's from the cloud? I think I've gotten emails a few times about my cloud storage but they weren't legit.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Aug 23
@lovebuglena It is a notification from my phone's cloud.
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@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
3 Aug 23
@lovebuglena it is my cellphone's default system that can set savings that are not used to be deleted automatically.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 23
@lovebuglena I do not like to use my phone for the same reasons. My desktop computer is always there ready to be used, I think I never used my phone for myLot.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug 23
I do not like mylotting on my phone. Either it's autocorrect or my hands hitting the wrong keys but I end up with lots of typos and have to correct them. And I probably don't catch everything. I hate that. But sometimes I just don't feel like taking out my laptop, have no time for that, or am not home so use the phone.
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@rhatty (19)
• Nigeria
2 Aug 23
yes i have come across this in my iphone too,what you have to do just go ahead and manage ur storage by buying more storage from the icloud and you are all set
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug 23
Those scammers sending emails from your bank, from paypal, etc. are getting really good at making the emails look legit.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 Aug 23
That's never happened to me. But I do get scam messages a lot through email. Thank goodness they go to the Junk box.
@RasmaSandra (80748)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Aug 23
I do all my writing and posting on my desktop PC so I have no such problems, Glad you were able to close up the site,
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug 23
I am not a fan of mylotting on my phone. But sometimes I just don't feel like taking out my laptop.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
1 Aug 23
I've encountered this many times. They are invasive. Just trying to urge you to dowload yet another spyware app you don't need.
