I received an email from apple-service@donna-taaffe.com requesting that I update my account information. Is this email legitimate?

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I received an email from apple-service@donna-taaffe.com requesting that I update my account information. Is this email legitimate?

I received an email from apple-service@donna-taaffe.com requesting that I update my account information.Is this legitimate? Here is the content of the email:

Dear Customer,

We suspect that someone is trying to use your Apple ID. When you're ready, click the link below to update your account information. For your safety your account has been temporarily locked.

https://appleid.apple.com/IDMSWebAuth/login.html?appIdKey=af1139274f266b22b68c2a 3e7a.

Case ID:

This link will expire after 24 hours.

Apple Support

iPhone 4S

Posted on Jan 28, 2015 12:00 AM

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jason269

Community Specialist

Jan 29, 2015 7:36 AM in response to mariefromtienen

Hello, mariefromtienen.

Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.

I understand that you have identified a possible phishing email. Thank you for bringing this email to our attention and if you could, please report this via the attached section below.

If you have received a suspicious email, please notify iTunes Customer Support by visiting our website: www.apple.com/support/itunes/store.

Identifying legitimate emails from the iTunes Store

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201679

-Jason H.

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