Just received an email regarding suspicious activity with my Apple ID. It said to respond in 24 hours or my account would be disabled. What should I do. How can I tell if the email is real or not?
iPhone 7 Plus
Apple will always address you by your name or the name they have on file for you, not Dear Customer, Dear Client or by using your e-mail address. The e-mail will be from @apple.com or @iTunes.com. E-mail addresses can be spoofed. You can go to Mail/View/Message/Show all Headers to see more. Apple e-mails will never contain an attachment. Apple will never request personal information by email such as Social Security numbers, your Mother’s maiden name or full credit card numbers .
The only exception to the above I have noticed is if you order something from the Apple Store (apple.com), your receipt will be addressed to Dear Apple Customer. That is a receipt for a purchase you initiated.
Send the e-mail to Apple as an attachment to a new e-mail before deleting it. You can forward as an attachment by going to Mail/Message/Forward as attachment. You won’t receive a response.
It's a phishing scam. Apple does not contact you and threaten to disable your account.
just received an email that suspicous activity has been detected with my appleid and that it will be didabled if i dont respond in 24 hours. what should i do
