Scam email using icoud account *******&#**;icloud.com

Good job in identifying and questioning that attempted scam.

Some key points in a scam:

1. That message never mentioned you by name.
2. That phone number directs you to a scammer who is (most likely) working in an organized scam call center in another country.
3. No transfer of funds happened. Fake information to manipulate people into believing that this message is legitimate.

That’s all the evidence you need to block, report and delete the message.

Again, good job in identifying that scam and questioning the message.

In closing:

If you receive a suspicious email or SMS text message that looks like it's supposed to be from Apple, please email it to reportphishing@apple.com. 

Learn how to ⇢ Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams.

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

Its OK to Report a Scam, this now represents a Danger.

This should be reported as the Scam that it actually is.

Details on how to do so, vary; to avoid repeating the

Scam, do not re-post those bad parts. Others mistake

that as some cure, when they are 'mistaken' too.

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

"Report phishing scams and other suspicious messages, emails, and calls Once you have successfully identified a phishing scam, it's very important that you report phishing to Apple."

Tips to Identify and Report Phishing Emails and Other Scams to Apple igeeksblog

https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-identify-report-phishing-emails-to-apple/

How to Report Phishing Scams to Apple? - Clario

(and others appear from using duckduck search)

They aren’t actually sending from your account …

… but unfortunately, what is often displayed on an email header is technically not much more difficult to “alter” …

… than it is to use a false “return address” on a snail-mail envelope prior to posting.

Ive also been receiving numerous emails that somehow, use my alternative *****@Mac.com address. They always ask for money to be paid into an offshore account.

I do report them in the UK to GCHQ Action Fraud. But how do they scammers get to use my address without signing in?