iPhone users are being targeted by a new scam asking customers for their personal details.

Celebrities including comedian Jack Dee and cricketer Matt Prior have highlighted the phishing scam on Twitter.

Users are sent a personalised text saying their iCloud ID has been deactivated and asking them to reconfirm their details via a link.

Apple said it was not a message they would send out.

Apple responded to Prior's tweet, telling him: "That isn't a message we would send out."