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razercred57 Author

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Does this sound like a fraudulent email "from apple"?

This email sounds very fraudulent and I did forward it to apple. What do you think? The link and the use of "using Apple" were flags for me.

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Posted on Sep 19, 2019 9:39 AM

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JimmyCMPIT

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Posted on Sep 19, 2019 9:45 AM

it's nonsense, Apple does not send emails like this. Apple will also only address you with your given name; not "dear customer", "dear you@your email.com, or anything else.

Avoid phishing emails, fake ‘virus‘ alerts, phony support calls, and other scams

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See this link to report fraud to Apple:

https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/

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