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Scam email

Received an email saying my apple account would be closed unless I responded to this email. It looked authentic until I looked at the address at the bottom which listed Apple as an address in Ireland. That address only lists an Apple manufacturing company. Think is a scam. Anyone else?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Dec 20, 2019 6:15 AM

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Posted on Dec 20, 2019 6:29 AM

Thanks for your reply. The email did not use my name and there were some grammatical errors. Also the address in Ireland was for a small Apple manufacturing plant with 60 employees. Obviously, I just trashed the email.

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Dec 20, 2019 6:16 AM in response to EverythingIhope

  • Apple does not send such messages. 
  • Apple would not warn of a pending account issue, giving you a deadline to fix the issue. 
  • Apple does not include document, or PDF files to download.
  • Apple would not refer to you as Dear Customer, Dear Client, or anything other than the name on file for your account.
  • Apple would not have such horrible spelling or grammar. 
  • Apple would not send a message to “Undisclosed Recipients”. 


It is a phishing attempt. Do not respond. Do not divulge any personal or financial information. You can use the address below to forward the suspect email message, as an attachment to Apple.


reportphishing@apple.com


The links below has information to help identify fraudulent emails.


Identifying legitimate emails from the iTunes Store


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204759

Scam email

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