Verify Apple ID email? Real or fake!

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. Make sure you send it as an attachment to a new email. If you just forward it, it will probably be rejected. You won’t receive a response.

reportphishing@apple.com

suhair65 Said:

"Verify Apple ID email? Real or fake!: I’ve been getting these emails from this email appleid@id.apple.com asking to verify my Apple ID. It’s being sent to the email I already use for my Apple ID. Is this a scam or is someone trying to hack me?"

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Call Apple:

Apple is never going to send you an eMail requesting personal information. Note that scammers can always make an eMail appear as though it is coming from the official eMail.

Giving Apple a Call:

• Contact Us - Choose Locations
• USA: 1(800)MY-APPLE
• Proceed from there, as necessar

So, contact Apple, and find out more about this. They'll know what's going on, and why. Don't tap anything in this eMail.

Share the Screen with the Apple Rep:

Also, you may want to share the screen with the Apple Rep while on the phone with them. So, ask the Apple Rep on the phone for a prompt to share the screen. You don't have to do so, but I strongly recommend you do, if an option. That way they can see this up from from your perspective.