Last updated on July 17, 2017
Outline:
Email purporting to be from Apple Support claims that there is a problem with your Apple ID and, therefore, you must click a link to verify your account.
Analysis:
The email is not from Apple. And, your account will not be “disable” if you don’t click the verify link. In fact, the email is a phishing scam that is designed to trick you into giving your personal and financial information to criminals.
If you do click the link, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that has been built to look like a genuine Apple login page. After you have entered your account credentials on the fake login page, a bogus account confirmation form will load in your browser. The form will ask for your credit card numbers, your name and address, and other identifying information.
The criminals can collect all of the information you supply on the fake website and use it to hijack your Apple account and commit fraudulent transactions. If they have gathered enough of your personal and financial information, they may also be able to steal your identity.
Apple phishing scams like this one are very common. An article on the Apple website explains how to recognise and report such scam attempts.
Dear Client,We’ve noticed that some of your account informations
appears to be missing or incorrect,Your Apple ID will be disable until we receive respond from you.We need to verify your account informations in order to continue using your Apple IDPleaseVerify your account informationsConfrim My AccountIf you didn’t make this change or if you believe
an unauthorized person is attempting to access your account,
you can reset your password by going to your account.Apple Support
4 comments
Actually got one of these this morning. And I don’t even have an apple account! 🙁
I just received this in my e-mail, this is what it says:( I don’t even have an Apple ID)
Verification ID
Dear Customer,
Your account has been temporarily disabled because Apple has detected a similar account profile within the system. You will be unable to deposit or spend while your account remains disabled.
to continue using your Apple ID, Please Verify your account information by clicking on the link below:
Verify my apple ID >
Sincerely,
AppIe Support
I just got this yesterday. We did just purchase a new Apple computer so I thought that could be it, but something didn’t feel right about the email.
Here it is:
” Your account will be rejected because we’ve noticed significant changes ln your account activity. As your payment processor, we need to understand these changes better.
This account rejected will affect your ability to:
Buy App in AppStore
Rejected Payment
Also, you won’t be able to:
Login to your iCloud and Itunes
Remove credit cards
Close your account
What to do next
Please log in to your account and provide the requested information before 11 August, 2017 through the Resolution Center. If we don’t receive the information before this deadline or we notice additional significant changes in your account activity, your account access may be further Rejected.
Go to Resolution Center
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you need further assistance, please click Contact at the bottom of any page.
Copyright © 1999-2017 AppIe Inc. All rights reserved. ”
I just got on to my iTunes account and all is well.
I get these emails all the time. Something about thanks for the purchase and or we need u to verify ur info. My mom gets them too and when it says we’ve made a purchase we are quick to go to the back to check but it’s never seems to add up. Both my mother and I found those emails to be off. Thank goodness we never clicked the link.