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Phishing Apple Accounts from appleid@id.apple.com

Watch out. Got this obvious phishing scam today trying to access my apple account. What worries me is that they had the AppleID correct. This came from Apple <appleid@id.apple.com>

Dear ,

You've entered xxxxxxxx8@yahoo.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

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Jan 15, 2011 12:01 AM

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Hugnut17

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Feb 23, 2014 4:10 PM in response to patrickjd78

I have received an email from appleid@id.apple.com saying

" Dear (******************)

You recently initiated a password reset for your Apple ID. To complete the process, click the link below.

Reset now >

This link will expire three hours after this email was sent.

If you didn’t make this request, it's likely that another user has entered your email address by mistake and your account is still secure. If you believe an unauthorized person has accessed your account, you can reset your password at My Apple ID.

Apple Support"

The link is to Iforgot, however I have not asked for a change. However I changed my password believing it was legit, is this a real alert from apple?

gpdash

Level 1

4 points

May 25, 2015 6:56 AM in response to lmotero

You should NEVER receive an email with a link to reset your password in order to confirm a password reset that you have already performed. This is a phishing scam. When you reset your password this is the legitimate Apple message that you should see and you will receive it very quickly after you perform the reset:

Dear____:

The password for your Apple ID (your email address in parenthesis) has been successfully reset.

If you didn't make thia change or you believe an unauthorized person has accessed your account go to iforgot.apple.com to reset your password immediately. Then sign into My Apple ID to review and update your security settings.

If you need additional support contact Apple Support

Apple Support

You should NEVER see in the email a link to reset your password in order to confirm it.

Phishing Apple Accounts from appleid@id.apple.com