Locked ID email vanishing

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Locked ID email vanishing

Has anyone else received the “Your AppleID has been locked” email and then you go into your setting on your device and change your password and immediately after the email is gone? This is the email I received. I took a screenshot and sent it to my mom to ask her about it then looked it up and changed my password through settings to be on the safe side. Just wondering if there is anything else I need to be concerned about with the email disappearing. It isn’t even showing up in my trash folder for my email.

Posted on Dec 17, 2021 3:54 PM

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Answer 1

muguy

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Dec 17, 2021 3:56 PM in response to Jazzy-28

That's a fake message and a scam (You can tell by the bad grammar). Hopefully you didn't use the included link to provide your username and password, because that would just give it to this scammer.

I'd go to appleid.apple.com and change your password.

Then forward the message to reportphishing@apple.com

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Jazzy-28 Author

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Dec 17, 2021 4:02 PM in response to muguy

No I know it’s a scam and even specifically said I went into my settings to change my password. I just wanted to make sure nothing else on my phone is compromised because the email just vanished after I changed my password

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muguy

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Dec 17, 2021 4:04 PM in response to Jazzy-28

Nothing on your phone is capable of being compromised. The only concern is clicking on a link in the email and providing your information. You didn't need to change your password simply because you received such an email, it's just spam.

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