Potential Scam Email?

I received an email an hour or so ago claiming a transaction was deemed suspicious and is being restricted. I'd usually just brush these emails off, as scams are super common nowadays, but the supposed amount spent is near 2k so it made me kind of nervous. I am pretty suspicious about the email though, especially since it was sent from an outlook.com email instead of something apple related. I also checked on my banking app and the apple store on my iPad and didn't see any alerts of unusual activity with logins or purchases. Any clue how to figure out if this is a scam or not?

Posted on Jul 6, 2023 7:16 AM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2023 7:30 AM

100% scam. Do not respond to it in any way. Just delete it.


There are tons of errors in this thing. A common issue is the big link to manage your account/password. All that will happen is you'll be directed to a fake Apple site to fill that information in so the crooks can get your ID and password.


An iPhone 14 Pro Max does not cost nearly $2,000. Not even if you get one with the maximum storage space of 1 TB.


Apple will always address you by name. Not just Hello.


There's no such thing as Apple Distribution International Ltd.

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Jul 6, 2023 7:30 AM in response to corceno

100% scam. Do not respond to it in any way. Just delete it.


There are tons of errors in this thing. A common issue is the big link to manage your account/password. All that will happen is you'll be directed to a fake Apple site to fill that information in so the crooks can get your ID and password.


An iPhone 14 Pro Max does not cost nearly $2,000. Not even if you get one with the maximum storage space of 1 TB.


Apple will always address you by name. Not just Hello.


There's no such thing as Apple Distribution International Ltd.

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