activation lock is requesting my password, is that a scam?

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activation lock is requesting my password, is that a scam?

Activation Lock is requesting my password, is that a scam or phishing?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jul 29, 2021 12:05 PM

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Tesserax

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Jul 29, 2021 12:47 PM in response to cary74

Yes, you can ignore it. Changing the SIM card should have nothing to do with Apple's activation lock process. On the other hand, your cellular provider could lock you out of their service ... but you definitely would not get an email from Apple about this. Regardless, this doesn't appear to be the issue here either.

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Tesserax

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Jul 29, 2021 12:07 PM in response to cary74

Most likely a scam. If your iPhone was activation locked you would not even be able to access it. If you are actually using it, and get these types of messages, they are most likely scams trying to get your Apple ID password.

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cary74 Author

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Jul 29, 2021 12:21 PM in response to Tesserax

I am presently using my iPhone and I received an email from Find My that says Activation Lock is requesting my password on my iPhone. It goes on to say " for your security, Activation Lock requires your AppleID and password or your device passcode before anyone can reactivate and use your device. It's enabled automatically when you enable Find My. If you are setting up this device simply enter your Apple ID and password in the fields provided." Then there are a number questions and at the end the iCloud logo with Apple's address etc.

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Tesserax

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Jul 29, 2021 12:28 PM in response to cary74

Did you have "Find My" enabled before getting this message? ... or did you just try activating it?

Apple does not send emails like this ... unless they are responding to something you requested them to do. They don't periodically check to see if you have "Find My" enabled on any of your Apple devices.

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cary74 Author

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Jul 29, 2021 12:44 PM in response to Tesserax

"find my" was enabled long before I received the message. The only other thing is that I went into Tmobile yesterday and had them put a Tmobile sim card in and take the Sprint sim card out because the companies have merged. But I don't think any other changes were performed. Should I just ignore the email?

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cary74 Author

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Jul 29, 2021 12:48 PM in response to Tesserax

Thank you for your help and time. I have never used this community before, so thanks again.

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activation lock is requesting my password, is that a scam?

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