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User profile for user: Toad2001
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Please verify the contact email address for your Apple ID.

Good morning

I just got an email titled "Please verify the contact email address for your Apple ID." I am quite sure it is a phishing email so I decided to post here so people smarter then I am could confirm my belief. The words "Verify Now" are the URL and contains the following link

[Link|https://id.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/IDMSAccount.woa/wa/vetemail?langua ge=US-EN&key=MjExZjVkYzUyMzRjNDcwOGUzNjcyYzYxZWFhZTRiNDk0MzZhYWM5YmRhYmNlNTk4MzV mOTI1ODNiMWY3ZDg5NGYzNGViYzMzY2NjNmUxZTQyYjhjYWI3MDFkNTRlZDAxYjJjMzYzYTI3ZGFhZDB jNzEyZDcyZWY1Yzk0MDVhOTUzYTRkN2Q2ZWQ5NmRjOTgxNGIzM2VmYWIzMzZjZWI5OTc0NzA1ZDAzOWR iNTUxOWM5NjQ3MjA4YmM5OTc5NmJlY2I2YWVmOGNlOTA4NDc3YjIyOGIzODkxZTBjZmQ3NzJmMzRlYmM zM2NjYzZlMWU0MmI4Y2FiNzAxZDU0ZWQwMQ==]


Contents of email
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Dear QQQQQQ QQQQQQ,

You've entered Email@email.com as the contact email address for your Apple ID. To complete the process, we just need to verify that this email address belongs to you. Simply click the link below and sign in using your Apple ID and password.

Verify Now >

Wondering why you got this email?
It's sent when someone adds or changes a contact email address for an Apple ID account. If you didn't do this, don't worry. Your email address cannot be used as a contact address for an Apple ID without your verification.

For more information, see our frequently asked questions.

Thanks,
Apple Customer Support

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iPod Touch, iOS 4

Posted on Oct 17, 2010 7:37 AM

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User profile for user: Cusewordsmith
Cusewordsmith
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Sep 26, 2012 11:36 AM in response to Toad2001

I got one of these emails that looks exactly like a legit Apple ID verification, but it smelled bad. The email sender had a suspect address (admin@root-alajman.com). A normal verification came from appleid@id.apple.com.


The verification link sent me to this address:

http://cinnahsalumni.com/ads/css_/img/webscr/cmd_/e2tUc17DNO4HbXV3GTuugM17.0.83. 145.9.1.0/wo/8ada74920f9a279a7935568e10dc6909/

and I'm pretty sure that Apple isn't using a high school alumni web site to conduct its customer service (http://cinnahsalumni.com/ being the root host). It also asked for my credit card security code along with my ID and password, which Apple doesn't do.


The legit (I hope!) Apple ID reset is at https://id.apple.com/.


So look closely before you enter information.

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User profile for user: No-One1738723261e61
No-One1738723261e61
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Sep 27, 2013 7:52 AM in response to Toad2001

I recieved one of these emails today. Everything looks correct, except that the name and mailing address on the account is for some guy named Bob in a different country.


BTW, I have never even owned an Apple product in my life, so it looks like this Bob guy is attempting to use my email address for his account.


Anyway, I did a password reset on Bob's account, and then reset his security question so he can't get in again, and then cancelled his appointment at the Apple store help desk. And google mapped his address (Nice house).


Now I'm going to see if he has any devices attached to the account, and remote wipe them.


Humm... I wonder what else I can do...??

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