Was this email sent by you and is this Apple mailing address?

Apple won't send you an email/text telling you your account is disabled/restricted  or will be disabled/restricted. You will find out the next time you try to log in somewhere.

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.

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

Identifying legitimate emails from the iTunes Store

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. Or control - click on the email and select Forward as attachment. You won’t receive a response.

reportphishing@apple.com

LFC_kel wrote:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/2957309d-ae8e-4c80-911d-bfde82af9e2b

Real or fake

Fake.

Apple does not send attachments for any reason. They don't send mass emails to a distribution list to inform of locked accounts. They don't even inform you of a locked account via email at all.

Its a phishing attempt. See the links provided by Eric Root in the very thread you replied to.

i received this is it real or fake

Real or fake