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I received an email saying my Apple ID account is locked and to verify it

would this be genuine??

Posted on Sep 23, 2019 7:13 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2019 7:16 AM

No. Forward it to reportphishing@apple.com as an attachment and then delete it.

If an Apple ID actually gets locked, its owner will be told when they try logging into it instead of through email.

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Sep 23, 2019 7:16 AM in response to Richierich83

No. Forward it to reportphishing@apple.com as an attachment and then delete it.

If an Apple ID actually gets locked, its owner will be told when they try logging into it instead of through email.

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