How do I delete iPhone Recovery Contact invitation from a fake account? The invite came using a name similar to my husband's but his name is spelled incorrectly and he does not have such an email address. The notice gives me the option to See Invitation but I don't want to click on it and risk my iPhone getting hacked.
iPhone 14 Pro Max
I know it is pfishing or contains hacking tools.
The sender spelled our name incorrectly and used a non-existent email address.
Please review the following Apple articles:
If you think your Apple ID has been compromised
If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support
Delete suspicious content from your devices
Delete suspicious content from your devices – Apple Support (UK)
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Manage and use your Apple ID
Manage and use your Apple ID – Apple Support (UK)
Change your password for your Apple ID:
Create a strong password for your Apple ID, It is best if your password consists of eight or more characters and include upper and lowercase letters, and at least one number. You can also add extra characters and punctuation marks to make your password even stronger.
Never provide your password, passcode, security questions, verification codes, recovery key or any other account security details to anyone else. Apple will never ask you for this information.
Then see this Apple article: What to do after you change your Apple ID or password
What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support
I don’t want to accept the invitation and then delete
It is assumed that one asks a friend for help with account recovery. But if a 'stranger' offers himself to help, then that is certainly strange.
There is no document from Apple to refuse / decline an account recovery invitation.
Get more support and assistance, see -> Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security
Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support
The sender . . . and used a non-existent email address.
Perhaps the following will help if the sender happens to use outlook or gmail email address,
To report illegal, obnoxious, unwanted or malicious e-mail from an Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live or MSN account, please forward the unwanted message in its entirety (including the entire message header), to abuse@outlook.com
To report illegal, obnoxious, unwanted or malicious e-mail from Gmail -> https://support.google.com/a/answer/178266?hl=en
I know it is pfishing or contains hacking tools.
The sender spelled our name incorrectly and used a non-existent email address.
Please review the following Apple articles:
If you think your Apple ID has been compromised
If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support
Delete suspicious content from your devices
Delete suspicious content from your devices – Apple Support (UK)
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Manage and use your Apple ID
Manage and use your Apple ID – Apple Support (UK)
Change your password for your Apple ID:
Create a strong password for your Apple ID, It is best if your password consists of eight or more characters and include upper and lowercase letters, and at least one number. You can also add extra characters and punctuation marks to make your password even stronger.
Never provide your password, passcode, security questions, verification codes, recovery key or any other account security details to anyone else. Apple will never ask you for this information.
Then see this Apple article: What to do after you change your Apple ID or password
What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support
I don’t want to accept the invitation and then delete
It is assumed that one asks a friend for help with account recovery. But if a 'stranger' offers himself to help, then that is certainly strange.
There is no document from Apple to refuse / decline an account recovery invitation.
Get more support and assistance, see -> Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security
Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support
The sender . . . and used a non-existent email address.
Perhaps the following will help if the sender happens to use outlook or gmail email address,
To report illegal, obnoxious, unwanted or malicious e-mail from an Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live or MSN account, please forward the unwanted message in its entirety (including the entire message header), to abuse@outlook.com
To report illegal, obnoxious, unwanted or malicious e-mail from Gmail -> https://support.google.com/a/answer/178266?hl=en
You can do that by following the instructions described here -> Help a friend or family member as their account recovery contact
Help a friend or family member as their account recovery contact - Apple Support (IN)
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Scroll to -> How to remove yourself as a recovery contact
If you don't want to be someone's recovery contact, follow these steps on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later
Thank you for your response and it’s clear instructions. However, I want to delete the invitation itself. I don’t want to accept the invitation and then delete them because I know it is pfishing or contains hacking tools.
The sender spelled our name incorrectly and used a non-existent email address.
How delete iPhone Recovery Contact invitation from a fake account?
