Received a text from Apple number about resetting password (DONT CLICK THEIR LINK)

I received a text from a saved Apple number (819-61 that I've gotten codes from as recent as 04/08/25):

“You can now reset your Apple ID password at

"apple. com/recover"

Be sure to do this before 05/01.”

(DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK - the link was not separated in the text message I received however I separated here for safety purposes)

I sent an email to Apple;

reportphishing@apple.com as someone in the community had suggested with details such as: number, time, date & screenshot.. all from my iCloud email.

The Apple email response was as follows:

Thanks for your report.

Thank you for reporting a suspected phishing email to Apple. This message was automatically generated in response to your report to let you know that we received it. Please do not reply to this message.

If you think you might have entered personal information like a password or credit card info on a skim website, immediately, change your Apple account password.

(Apple includes a link to follow)

Scammers use any means they can – fake emails, pop-up ads, text messages, even phone calls – to try to trick you into sharing your information, like your Apple account password or credit card number.

To help protect your personal information use two factor authentication (Apple includes a link to follow)

for your Apple account, and never share your Apple account password or temporary verification codes with anyone.

Learn more about security and your Apple account.

(Apple includes a link to follow)

Learn how to protect yourself from fishing and other scams.

(Apple includes a link to follow)

STAY SAFE YA'LL