Fake email posing as Apple ID Support

This is not a question, just a heads-up / warning. I recently received an email posing as Apple ID support. The email is below, the highlighted areas in red are how you can tell if it's a fake email. Grammar and spelling are purposely incorrect to keep the people that made the fake email, from being sued by Apple. If you ever wonder whether and email is authentic, look for these errors as well as whether they ask for credit card information (Actual legit companies will never ask you for actual payment info in this manner) or look to see if the copyright symbol is anywhere on the email. If the email does have the copyright symbol, pull up the companies ACTUAL WEB PAGE and check that it matches. If it doesn't, then do not click on any link in the email and flag it as spam.


683-937-599-779

Apple ID Suspicious Activity
Last Update 21 - August - 2017

Hello youremailaddresshere.com

For your protection, your Apple ID ( youremailaddresshere.com ) is automatically disabled.

We detect unauthorized Login Attempts to your Apple ID from other IP Location. Please verify your identity today or your account will be disabled due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the Apple Community.


What's going on?


We're concerned that someone is using or apple Account without your knowledge. Recent activity from your apple Account seems to have occured from a suspicious location or under unusual circumtances.


Your account access has been locked for the following reasons:

  • 21 August 2017 We Want to check your account surely not login with other device.

  • 20 August 2017 your account has been locked until this issued has been resolved we will waiting for 24 hours or your account has been disable permanently.

What to do Next:

1) Login to your Account.

2) Confirm Informations.

3) Add your new or existed Credit Card


Please click login button below to your apple Account and provide the information previously requested: 24 hours via Account Review, if we do not receive information before this deadline, your account access can be further locked permanently.



To verify your Apple ID, we advise you to press the Log In button.

Login
Sincerely,
Apple ID

Please do not reply to this email. This email was sent to you ( youremailhere.com ), To get in touch, go to the apple website and click Help & Contact.

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Posted on Aug 22, 2017 12:11 PM

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