Has anyone received an email requesting the user to "Dear User, Kindly update your account below to get more space." I have never accessed the link provided suspecting that this was a hacker. Could this be the access to the recent photo hacking?

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Has anyone received an email requesting the user to "Dear User, Kindly update your account below to get more space." I have never accessed the link provided suspecting that this was a hacker. Could this be the access to the recent photo hacking?

Over the last several months, I have been receiving various versions of the same email suggesting an official request from iCloud to update my settings. I have never opened the link, but with the recent news of hacking of various celebrities, perhaps all of them were victims of a similar email scam. Has anyone else received similar emails?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Sep 4, 2014 6:37 AM

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Sep 4, 2014 6:39 AM in response to peterfrompa

It is a phishing attempt. Do not respond. Do not divulge any personal or financial information. You can use the address below to report the phishing attempt to Apple.

mailto:reportphishing@apple.com

The link below has information to help identify fraudulent emails.

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

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Sep 4, 2014 6:40 AM in response to peterfrompa

That is a phishing scam that has been going around for more than half a year. Do OT respond to it or click on any links in the email.

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Sep 4, 2014 6:42 AM in response to stedman1

Thanks. Although not a regular follower, I was surprised that I did not find a thread on this topic. I will advise Apple. I would still be interested if anyone else was phished.

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Sep 4, 2014 6:45 AM in response to peterfrompa

As per Ralph's reply, this scam has been ongoing for quite a while. There are numerous similar posts here on the forum. Most of the emails that folks receive contain a link that would take you to a web site that looked very "Apple-like" but would definitely not be legitimate.

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