How do I verify that an email I received is from Apple

In the email at the top if it says From: Apple, click on the Apple and you should get details, such as Other -- appleid@id.apple.dot com.

If you are suspicious do not open any links or attachments in the mail. Usually, phishing attempts have a lot of misspellings and the top address is dubious.

If you did not enter your password or other information it should be OK. You can report phishing attempts to Apple.

http://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/

If you didn't enter any information you should be OK, but it certainly can't hurt to change the password. At the very least it will give you peace of mind.

Generally, you will not get an e-mail from Apple unless you do something to ask for it. Such as requesting a password reset or asking for information or some other thing.

Apple doesn't seem to proactively manage accounts....as in they'll let your credit card sit there expired for long periods of time and not care....until you try to make a purchase, then they'll care.

So another clue is, if you didn't do something asking Apple to contact you then it's likely not them. I get these phishing mails at least once a day, sometimes more, and most often to an e-mail address that Apple doesn't even have. Sometimes they get even more creative and they're not even in English.

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