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Hello I was sent an email by what looked to be a legit apple email account. I put in information about my account and I’m wondered if I need to secure my account.
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Yes, change your AppleID password immediately. That email was a phishing scam.
Apple knows who you are and will address you by name, not by your email. They also have no way of knowing that a device using your AppleID is unauthorized to do so.
If there even really is a device using it (and I highly doubt there was - that’s just part of the scam to scare you into responding) the processes Apple have put in place would indicate to them you authorized it to do so.
Yes, change your AppleID password immediately. That email was a phishing scam.
Apple knows who you are and will address you by name, not by your email. They also have no way of knowing that a device using your AppleID is unauthorized to do so.
If there even really is a device using it (and I highly doubt there was - that’s just part of the scam to scare you into responding) the processes Apple have put in place would indicate to them you authorized it to do so.
Apple ID possibly being used
