i got the message that thre were multipla attemts to access my account and account has been locked. is that true or false

Are you sure the message is legitimate? Does it contain a link for you to sign in somewhere? It may be a scam.

Apple will always address you by your name or the name they have on file for you and the e-mail will be from @apple.com or @iTunes.com. E-mail addresses can be spoofed. You can go to Mail/View/Message/Show all Headers to see more.

Avoid phishing emails, fake ‘virus‘ alerts, phony support calls, and other scams

Identifying legitimate emails from the iTunes Store

Send the e-mail to Apple as an attachment to a new e-mail before deleting it. You can forward as an attachment by going to Mail/Message/Forward as attachment.

reportphishing@apple.com

I received a textless e-mail from a so called Apple support two days ago There was a pdf file attached which I opened. It said there have been attempts to log in in my account and my account would be closed within a week. The English used was very poor and this made me believe they are amateur hackers. I forwarded this e-mail to reportphishing@apple.com. So far no reply. Should I ignore it?

Well. Thinking that it was from Apple I clicked on the attachment and opened it. I then realized it was something fake and apple doesn’t send e-mails without texts. I really hope opening it didn’t provide them the information they would have eventually needed from me. Thank you for the support.

What type of message?

How was it addressed?

Wee can't possible help without more detail.

Now that you have reported it to Apple, you should delete it. You did exactly the right thing. Make sure you have deleted the PDF if you saved it somewhere as well.

Best of luck,

GB

ArcticLizard:

Ignore the email. Don't expect a reply from Apple for this kind of thing.

Has anybody else received the same e-mail so far?

These messages and emails are rampant. I get several in my Junk email box daily. Nothing to worry about as long as you don't click on or open anything, or provide any information.

Cheers,

GB

If you did nothing more than open the attachment, you should be okay.