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Fleetwoodblack

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Q: Spam email to validate my account - Apple/iCloud Account

support@ios9upgrades.eu

is this a legal email sender address from apple ?

Dave B

G4, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Jun 17, 2015 8:35 AM

I have this question too

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No

Apple's email address ends in apple,com not ios9upgrades.eu. It's a scam and a very amateurish one at that.

Posted on Jun 17, 2015 8:37 AM

Q: Spam email to validate my account - Apple/iCloud Account

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by stedman1,Helpful

stedman1 Jun 17, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack
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Jun 17, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack

It is a phishing attempt. Do not respond. Do not divulge any personal or financial information. You can use the address below to forward the suspect email message to Apple.
reportphishing@apple.com

The link below has information to help identify fraudulent emails.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4933
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by D.Cohen,Helpful

D.Cohen Jun 17, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack
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Jun 17, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack

No, it's a phishing attempt. Don’t respond to this email. It’s a phishing attempt. Report this scam to Apple: reportphishing@apple.com
You will find more information about phishing attempts here:
https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204759
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by Csound1,Solvedanswer

Csound1 Jun 17, 2015 8:37 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack
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Desktops

Jun 17, 2015 8:37 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack

No

Apple's email address ends in apple,com not ios9upgrades.eu. It's a scam and a very amateurish one at that.
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by Fleetwoodblack,

Fleetwoodblack Jun 17, 2015 11:40 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack
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Jun 17, 2015 11:40 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack

Thank you all guys. I do not usaully open spam and can usually tell if its spam but on this occasion the actual 'verify you apple id' page it linked too was incredibly believable..I did stop when it was asking for bank details to carry on using apple ID purchases.
Scary for lots of people who will believe this one!!

Again many thanks all.

david b
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by Fleetwoodblack,

Fleetwoodblack Jun 17, 2015 11:50 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack
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Jun 17, 2015 11:50 AM in response to Fleetwoodblack

For those interested the message was this:-

Apple ID -
This is the last message to notify you as of 16 - June - 2015 that you have not completed your Apple ID details. Under "KYC" legal ruling Apple is required by law to carry out a validation of your Apple ID, failure to complete this validation will end in deletion of your Apple ID in less than 48 hours.

Please proceed below to »
Verify your Apple ID

To prevent the deletion of your Apple & iCloud ID proceed to your iCloud ID profile page before the scheduled deletion time.

Case ID: #I20HGHG12151924115

Sincerely,
Apple Genius Helpdesk
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