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Scam email re iCloud being locked

does anyone investigate phishing emails relating to iCloud?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 4:00 PM

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Posted on Dec 18, 2020 4:03 PM

I don't know how much investigating they do but the following has the instructions below on how to report them to Apple: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Please report suspicious emails and messages: 

  • If you receive a phishing email that's designed to look like it’s from Apple, send it to reportphishing@apple.com. If you forward a message from Mail on your Mac, include the header information by selecting the message and choosing Forward As Attachment from the Message menu.
  • To report spam or other suspicious emails that you receive in your iCloud.com, me.com, or mac.com Inbox, send them to abuse@icloud.com.


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Dec 18, 2020 4:03 PM in response to Ckbbk44

I don't know how much investigating they do but the following has the instructions below on how to report them to Apple: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Please report suspicious emails and messages: 

  • If you receive a phishing email that's designed to look like it’s from Apple, send it to reportphishing@apple.com. If you forward a message from Mail on your Mac, include the header information by selecting the message and choosing Forward As Attachment from the Message menu.
  • To report spam or other suspicious emails that you receive in your iCloud.com, me.com, or mac.com Inbox, send them to abuse@icloud.com.


Dec 18, 2020 4:05 PM in response to Ckbbk44

Apple encourages reporting those attempts, as stated in Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store - Apple Support

"If you received or acted on a likely phishing message: 

If you received a suspicious email, please forward it to reportphishing@apple.com. If you're on a Mac, select the email and choose Forward As Attachment from the Message menu."

Scam email re iCloud being locked

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