Avoid iPhone 5 Jailbreak Scams

Despite months of attempts, developers still haven’t figured out a hack for iOS 6 on A5 devices. That means iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and the newest iPod Touch remain without a jailbreak solution, which for a lot of these buyers it only adds to the frustration since the promise of jailbreak was the only reason they spent hundreds of dollars on such purchases.

Since the topic of iPhone 5 and iOS 6 jailbreaking of A5 devices generates a lot of buzz, there are lots of scammers trying to benefit from people’s lack of patience. Oftentimes, not waiting for an official release of an iPhone 5 jailbreak software will make users vulnerable to data scams, while they put their precious devices at risk of malware.

As iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S users grew more and more anxious as months passed and no Redsn0w software was released to hack iOS6 on A5 devices, it has become essential to know how to avoid iPhone 5 jailbreak scams and protect both your data and device from cyber attacks.

For the users who are thinking about jailbreaking their iPhones for the first time, the risk of getting scammed is dumbfounding. It takes some research to know which iPhone 5 jailbreaking source to trust and the huge number of Internet sites claiming they’ve got the software is only making things harder. Many of the developers and hackers with an active reputation in the jailbreaking game have warned users several times against scams over the past few months, explaining how they can spot fake software.

“Never trust anyone who has never released anything credible in the past” writes iH8sn0w on Twitter. “Don’t get your hopes up. But also don’t just download anything...it seems like a very smart thing to do to distribute a new virus” the hacker warned after the first iPhone 5 jailbreak scams went viral.

Over the past few months there were several iPhone 5 jailbreaking scams that got users to invest in solutions that don’t work. Sure $20-$30 isn’t a big price for jailbreaking software, but it’s hard to say the same when you’re simply losing money without actually receiving something in return.

 Be very cautious where you are downloading your jailbreak from. If it shows up in iTunes or App Store be sure that’s not an actual jailbreak. In November 2011, Apple removed a $9.99 app by RiliSoft that promised it will jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2.