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I just received an email saying my Apple ID has been disabled. I didn't click on the link but I did go to Apple's website and logged in with no problem. Does that mean the email was a scam?

I just received an email saying my Apple ID has been disabled. I didn't click on the link but I did go to Apple's website and logged in with no problem. Does that mean the email was a scam?

Posted on Jul 19, 2017 7:59 AM

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Posted on Jul 19, 2017 8:39 AM

Read the following article for more help…


Identifying fraudulent "phishing" email - Apple Support


and forward the email to reportphishing@apple.com and delete it from your computer.

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Jul 19, 2017 8:08 AM in response to deming123

Wow...I've been seeing a ton of people asking this question wondering what the official word on this is myself. These seems like a huge potential issue. I know my iCloud has been hacked threw non-email phishing schemes that were very advanced and I've seen fake certificates used on the https://www.apple.com website when directly accessed. One time I called "AppleCare" and screen shared with some lady with a Jamaican sounding accent and the logo that started when the screen sharing thing began was a small white apple with like 1990s graphics. I told her it looks like it didn't work right and there's this messed up apple icon on my screen and she was dead silent. I know what I saw but Apple (customer service) still won't help me. They always just tell me to provide them with iron-clad evidence so someone with real technical experience can look into it.


Do you happen to be a computer expert or threat researcher with several hours on your hands who can clearly pinpoint low-level system corruption and present this information in an acceptably understandable medium to non-technical customer service professionals?


Be careful out there. Times are a changing.

I just received an email saying my Apple ID has been disabled. I didn't click on the link but I did go to Apple's website and logged in with no problem. Does that mean the email was a scam?

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