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Apple ID is Automatically Disabled Scam

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The email message below which claims that the recipients' Apple ID has been automatically disabled is another attempt by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ Apple account credentials. The fake email has links in it that go to a phishing Apple website which steals account usernames and passwords. The phishing website steals account credentials by asking visitors to sign-in with their Apple account usernames and passwords. Now, any attempt to sign into the fake or phishing website will result in the visitors’ Apple account credentials being sent to the cybercriminals responsible for the scam. Once the cyber crooks have gotten possession of the stolen account credentials, they will use it to hijack their victims’ Apple accounts and use the same accounts fraudulently.

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The "Apple ID is Automatically Disabled" Scam

From: Apple ID <renew-update@apple.com>
Date: 11 May 2017 at 4:50:03 PM AEST
Subject: Reminder: Apple Statement Account Login to re-active 10/05/17
Dear Apple ID,
For your protection, your Apple ID 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 to do Next
To verify your Apple ID, we recommend that you go to:
Login Here
Sincerely,
Apple Inc.
More ways to shop: Visit an Apple Store, call 1-800-MY-APPLE, or find a reseller
Copyright © 2017 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

Apple users should never click on a link in an email message to sign into their accounts. They should instead, go directly to https://appleid.apple.com/ and sign-in from there. If there is something wrong with their accounts, they will be alerted after signing in. Users who were tricked by the phishing scam, are asked to change their Apple account passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently. For those users who are unable to change their passwords, are asked to contact Apple Technical Support for help.

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Dec 11, 2019 at 9:29 AM by info

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Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 4:16 PM
To: support-web.apple.com
Subject: Reminder: Your account has login from, Mexico City on Tue, December 10, 2019 [ID:LEQUVPXS#].

Your Apple account is not secure

Hi
For your protection, your Apple ID 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 to do Next ?
To verify your Apple ID, we recommend that you go to:

Confirm Your Account

Sincerely,

Apple"

Here is another scam.

May 22, 2019 at 8:55 PM by info

Here is another scam:

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Apple ID
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 7:20:14 PM GMT 1
Subject: [ Statement Update ] : Your Apple ID has been locked, We faced some problems on your recent acces account. CASE-ID #2257 5/22/2019 6:20:12 PM

Dear,

For your protection, your Apple ID is automatically disabled.

We have prevented an unusual sign in attempt on your Apple account. This may have been because you're signing in from a new location or from a different device. Please review the sign in details below:

Your account access has been locked for the following reason(s):..
Sincerely,.

Mar 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM by info

Here is another scam:

---- Forwarded message -----
From: Apple account Team
Sent: Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 14:54:57 GMT
Subject: RE : [ Important Notification ] Your Apple account need additional verifications CASE ID #5432785912
Attachment: Confirm-your-account-217890987.pdf (243 KB)

Dear Customer

We have detect some issues with your Apple ID. For the further informations please find attachment (PDF).

Sincerely Apple
Attachments

We have notified that some of your account information appears to be missing or incorrect.
We have faced some problems with your account.

For your protection, your Apple ID is automatically disable.

We have prevented an unusual sign in attempt on your Apple account. This may have been because you're signing in from a new location or from a different device. Please review the sign in details below:
Your account access has been locked for the following reason(s):

We check your account login with other device.

Your account has been locked until this issued has been resolved we will waiting for 1 week or your account has been disabled permanently.

What to do Next:

Please Click the login button below to your Apple account and provide the requested information before: 1 week: through the Account Review, If we don't receive the information before this deadline, Your account access may be further locked permanently.

LOGIN

Our system will automatically disabled your account if we do not receive any information longer than 24 hours.

Apple team

Nov 2, 2018 at 11:01 PM by info

Here is another scam:

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: AppleID Secure
Sent: Friday, November 2, 2018, 7:17:27 PM EDT
Subject: Reminder [ Alert New Report Statement 7004 ]: Your Apple ID has been locked for security reasons

Dear,

Your Apple ID is automatically Disabled. We found unathorized device has been login attemps to your Apple ID from other IP location. Our system detected your account data has changed.

Here is the information that we have: .

Date and Time : November 2, 2018, 3:45 PM PDT

IP : 192.146.36.94
Operating System : iPhone 6

If the information above looks familiar, you can disregard this email.
If you have not recently signed in to an iPhone 6 your account and believe someone may have accessed your account, Click here go to your account and update your information as soon as possible.

Support - AppleID.

Copyright © 2018 AppleID, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Jun 24, 2018 at 8:55 AM by an anonymous user from: Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Received this:

"apple

Dear -----

For your protection, your Apple ID is automatically locked

23/06/2018:..."

May 14, 2018 at 5:56 PM by an anonymous user from: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

I received the below email today:

"Hello Apple ID,
For Your Protection Your Accounts Is Automatically Locked

Here is transaction detail :

To email : xxxxx-xxxxxx.com
Transaction date : May 14 , 2018
Transaction amount : $50.4 USD
Transaction ID : 1CB2DC175334PS5446223S
Note : Ship to 408 Rue miliot, BC G1C6C2
Please login to your account and provide the requested information to dispute this transaction before May 16, 2018.

Sign In Now

If we don't receive the requested information soon, We can't refund your money and your account may be closed without any notification.

Sincerely,
Apple"

I always click on the forward tab, without sending, and look at the actual email address to see if it looks legit. In this case, the email came from:

Clearly a scam email. Hope this helps...

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