Scams.....Phishing on apple MAC

There are hundreds of new ones every day

keep in mind Apple will never refer to you as "customer" and see this link

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

https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht204759 

you'll get fraud email with return addresses trying to appear to be from Apple, microsoft, your bank, etc., many having actual company links to seem more legit.

the word before the .com is the actual domain or owner

apple.itunes.appleIDcheck.com would be a website hosted by "appleIDcheck.com" not apple

apple.apple.apple.appel.com would be "appel.com", whoever they are.

hotmonkeylove.apple.com would actually be "Apple.com" but these are easily spoofed (fakes) as well and the "hotmonkeylove" would also be a red flag. for example, a link like:

www.apple.com

might actually go to somewhere else entirely

most legitimate websites use "https" instead of "http" so the transmission is encrypted to make it more secure

if safari knows the site is legit it will show you this little green lock icon

Other browsers may do this, and all browsers often identify the site as fraud before you get to it.

Apple wont cold call you, either will Microsoft and websites cant tell if your computer has malware or virus.

I just got an email the other day signed with like "this is not a joke". Look for bad grammar or straight up cluelessness as to how to write an email and good luck!

kevinjporeilly Said:

“Scams.....Phishing on apple MAC

Phishing scam on e-mail 12/16/19 ...Stating that my apple password was used and to correct It, enter your apple #ID to fix the fake problem. First time I ever recived such scam on my Mac !”

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Do your Part — Informally Apple of this:

Forward this phishing scam eMail off to Apple, using this eMail address: reportphishing@apple.com

That will allow Apple to know what it going on, and whom is doing this.

You are welcome.