Avis@itunes.com - is this a SPAM Mail?

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Avis@itunes.com - is this a SPAM Mail?

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I received a French email from in the subject mentioned email adress avis@itunes.com asking me to verify my apple ID with password in order to confirm - is this spam? It looks like fishing email - did anybody else got this kind of mail?

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Chèr(e) client(e)

Nous vous informons que votre compte arrive à expiration dans moins 48 heures, il est impératif d'effectuer une vérfication des vos informations des à présent, sans quoi votre compte sera détruit. Cliquez simplement sur le lien ci-dessous et ouvrer une session à l'aide de votre Apple ID et de votre mot de passe.

Vérfiez maintenat.

Pourqoui ce courier électronique vous a-t-il été envoyé ?

L'envoi de ce courrier électronique s'applique lorsque la date d'expiration de votre compte arrive à terme.

Pour plus d'informations, consultez la rubrique Questions et réponses.

Merci,

L'assistance à la clientèle Apple

Tous droit réservés / Tenez-moi informé / Engagement de confidentialité / Mon Appel ID

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Spam

Posted on Jul 28, 2013 5:37 AM

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stedman1

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Jul 28, 2013 5:39 AM in response to Faberfaber

Spam. Do not divulge any personal or financial information.

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Jul 28, 2013 6:12 AM in response to Faberfaber

Not just spam but an attempt at identity theft. Delete the email as quickly as possible and do not click on any links in it.

Apple does not do its business that way. Big clues are the inconsistent spellings of the company name - Apple vs Appel, but you should always be suspicious of links sent in an email.

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Faberfaber Author

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Jul 28, 2013 7:50 AM in response to Faberfaber

Many thanks to both of you for your quick help and answers - appreciated.

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Jul 28, 2013 7:51 AM in response to Faberfaber

You are welcome and thank you for the courtesy of awarding the "helpful" star. It is not required but it is certainly appreciated.

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Krouva

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Dec 11, 2013 2:06 AM in response to Faberfaber

Hi all i have received today the same email as Faberfaber...

I did click on the link questions-réponses (which is questions answers) because i wanted to check if it is a spam or not...

I ve received a page with "error" something like this

Is it dangerous for y apple identifiant??

Thanks for your help

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Klaus1

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Dec 11, 2013 2:10 AM in response to Krouva

Clicking on the links was a very bad idea.

Learn how to identify fraudulent "phishing" email:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4933?viewlocale=en_US

How to report phishing scams to Apple:

via email to: reportphishing@apple.com

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varjak paw

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Dec 11, 2013 6:56 AM in response to Krouva

If you just clicked on the links and did not provide any personal information, especially your Apple ID and password, then you are probably safe. I'd suggest clearing your web browser of all cookies since the site may have placed tracking cookies on your system and may be collecting information about your web usage.

If you did provide your Apple ID and password, immediately change your password to a new one, making it something that would be difficult to guess since the crooks now know your Apple ID.

Regards.

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Krouva

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Dec 12, 2013 2:13 AM in response to Faberfaber

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I did not provide any personal information when i cliked on this link but i ve provided my Apple id when i ve signed in on this web site to write this message...

I did it through my iphone and I dont know how to clean my web browser of all cookies on an iphone. And i hope it is not too late!

I ll try to look for this on google.

Regards

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Krouva

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Dec 12, 2013 2:17 AM in response to varjak paw

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I did not provide any personal information when i cliked on this link but i ve provided my Apple id when i ve signed in on this web site to write this message...

I did it through my iphone and I dont know how to clean my web browser of all cookies on an iphone. And i hope it is not too late!

I ll try to look for this on google.

Regards

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varjak paw

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Dec 12, 2013 6:30 AM in response to Krouva

i ve provided my Apple id when i ve signed in on this web site to write this message.

This is a legimate Apple site so no worries here.

I dont know how to clean my web browser of all cookies on an iphone. And i hope it is not too late!

Cookies just provide information to advertisers and others as to the web sites you visit and links you click on, so they're not a critical problem, just what many consider to be a privacy violation. But you can clear the cookies and the browser cache in Settings -> Safari.

Regards.

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