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by Winston Churchill,Aug 24, 2016 3:51 PM in response to mattclark80
Winston Churchill
Aug 24, 2016 3:51 PM
in response to mattclark80
Level 10 (103,375 points)
Apple TVI Believe its a scam to try to get you to give up your details so they can unlock the stolen phone.
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Aug 24, 2016 3:55 PM in response to mattclark80by Phil0124,No. the only valid iCloud website is: http://icloud.com
Also if the email does not come from an email address ending in @apple.com its fake.
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Aug 24, 2016 4:07 PM in response to Winston Churchillby Phil0124,★HelpfulWinston Churchill wrote:
It's not an email.
oops. true missed that.
Point still applies though. Also Apple never sends sms messages as far as I know.
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Aug 24, 2016 4:06 PM in response to Phil0124by mattclark80,Thank you all. Normally i would have immediately deleted it - but Apple's courier company sent me 3 sms during the course of delivery last year. How they managed to access that precise automated sms number is beyond me!
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Aug 24, 2016 4:09 PM in response to Phil0124by Winston Churchill,Your correct I believe, they don't send such text. Also while it looks a bit legit, IMO its too bright but also it opens on an iPad, the iCloud.com site is a desktop site only.
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Aug 24, 2016 6:08 PM in response to Winston Churchillby Phil0124,Yup. It's very close to the real deal, beyond the obvious lack of a security certificate from Apple, there are other subtle differences, like the positioning of the text boxes (to high up on the page), the fonts used, the difference in background, and the lack of "Don't have an Apple ID ? Create yours now" link below the "Forgot" link.
Even the links to other locations such as terms and conditions, system status, privacy policy are correct and lead to actual apple sites.
It's uncomfortably close to the real deal.
The dead giveway is the URL. "no-reply.cloud"
Why would there be a reply for a website?