HT201356: About your Apple ID email addresses

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Another dam name
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Q: I am receiving several phishing emails which started exactly two months after i complained to the FCC about text plus blocking access to my account. Can I create a new AppleID and new main icloud mail address .

I Received several fishing emails at my main icloud.com email address. How can i create anew icloud address and new appleid

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Posted on Aug 6, 2016 11:52 AM

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  • by Meg St._Clair,Helpful

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Aug 6, 2016 1:39 PM in response to Another dam name
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    Aug 6, 2016 1:39 PM in response to Another dam name

    Creating a new Apple ID will cause a host of problems and will not stop phishing emails. Just ignore them.

  • by sallenmd,Helpful

    sallenmd sallenmd Aug 6, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Another dam name
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    Aug 6, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Another dam name

    Phishing e-mails are inevitable. The only defense is to learn how to recognized them and delete them.

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    Another dam name Another dam name Aug 6, 2016 1:32 PM in response to Another dam name
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    iPad
    Aug 6, 2016 1:32 PM in response to Another dam name

    IGnoring them is not an option. Have used apple mac  and ios products (25) for 29 years w/o these. Ipad is unique as an errant thumb will often select an unintentional link as I move my hand around the Screen. Problem for those elderly Boomers who make up such a small portion of consumers ( the ones with money to afford apple products) Is there any way of changing settings in email so that those of us in declining physical health who grew up with mice not educated thumbs can disable links from automatically being "live" in mail. Was not a problem on my macPlus or SE or Classics or LCs or Imacs or Emacs or Mac Books or I books.. Lol  well over a million emails recd before this w/o a phish.

  • by LACAllen,

    LACAllen LACAllen Aug 6, 2016 2:07 PM in response to Another dam name
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    Aug 6, 2016 2:07 PM in response to Another dam name

    iOS has features built in that may address your motor skill challenges.

     

    http://www.apple.com/ca/accessibility/ios/#motor-skills

     

    I too can't see a connection between an FCC complaint and phishing emails. I highly doubt the FCC provides phishers with email addresses of those who have complained, nor do they phish themselves.

     

    You can create a new Apple ID if you wish. I wouldn't.