Fraud

Forward the mail to reportphishing@apple.com and then delete it. These things occur. You should not interact with them, click any links or call any numbers.

You just confirmed that your email address is real and functional, get ready for more spam/phishing.

NEVER interact with the senders of these type of emails.

0161andrea wrote:

II've emailed the sender and told them I've reported it to the police.....

I suspect they probably don't even monitor that address, but whatever. As long as you did not click on any links, you are safe.

I've emailed the sender and told them I've reported it to the police.....

Now the sender knows your e-mail address is valid active. You just made it more valuable to the address brokers.

As given, it is not a good idea to respond to scammers at all.

tt2

That is because spammers change email addresses faster than an eye can blink (to avoid getting caught).