Phishing Scam - "Account Notification - Your Apple Account Has Been Locked" Home Categories Scamming Phishing Scam - "Account Notification - Your Apple Account Has Been Locked" 0 0 2.28K 0 10y ago 2016-03-21T18:08:39-05:00 10y ago 2016-03-21T18:16:07-05:00 Online Threat Alerts The email message below: "Your Apple Account Has Been Locked," is a phishing scam, which was sent by cyber-criminals to steal the recipients' Apple account IDs and passwords. The fake email message claims that the recipients’ Apple account have been locked due to unusual activities, and the recipients need to click on a link or button within the same email message in order to verify or activate their accounts, will take recipients to phishing or malicious websites like "www.middleleveljobs.com," where they will be asked to sign into their Apple accounts. Now, if the recipients attempt to sign-in on the phishing websites, their Apple account credentials will be sent to the cyber-criminals behind the phishing email messages. With their potential victims’ Apple account credentials, the cyber-criminals will hijack their victims' accounts and use the accounts fraudulently. Victims of the Apple phishing scams should change their passwords immediately, and check their accounts and credit card statements for any discrepancy. Victims of the phishing email messages, who are unable to their passwords because their accounts have been hijacked by cyber-criminals, should contact Apple for help.The Apple Phishing ScamsSubject: Account NotificationSupport (apple@appliede.com)Dear CustomerYour Apple Account Has Been LockedWe've detected unusual activities in your Apple Summary.You must activate your account by clicking on the button belowActivate Your AccountApple Support 2016 © All Rights Reserved Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) More For You DMV Final Notice Text Scam - How to Protect Yourself Lloyds Alert Scam - New Device Paired Is Puagyrumk Shop a Scam? See Store Reviews Is Onlywash a Scam Online Shop? Is Refation an Untrustworthy Online Store? 'Capital One Account Temporarily Suspended' Phishing Scam Virus Email - 'Your Account ID -91810 has been Suspended' 'Your 4 Incoming Mails Were Placed on Pending Status Due to the Recent Upgrade on our Database' AOL Phishing Scam Phishing Scam - 'We Detected Something Unusual about a Recent Sign-in to the AOL account' Phishing Scam - 'Microsoft Account Login Error' Fraudulent Text Messages That Have Links To Fake PayPal Website - je-paypal.co.uk Domain Service Important Expiration Notification Offer Phishing Scams From www.ServiceDomName.com Email Scam - 'The International Monetary Funds (IMF) in conjunction with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission' 'Activity Report - Closing & Deleting Your Account in Progress' Phishing Scam Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location. Enter comment post here