"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam

The email message below, which claims the recipients' Apple ID has been temporarily locked, is another attempt by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ Apple account credentials. The fake email has links in it that go to the phishing Apple website that steals account usernames and password. 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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Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked Phishing Scam

The "Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam

From: "Apple ID" <carlosbedoya@matrixhosting.co>

Date: August 24, 2017 at 6:16:46 AM PDT

Subject: Your Apple ID temporarily has been locked.

Dear Client,

Your Apple ID (milesmak@telus.net) has been locked.

We are temporarily restricting modifications to this account as a security precaution. Please go to (https://appleid.apple.com) and confirm your identity to regain access to your account.

Your account will have restricted functionality until we hear from you.

Thanks,

Apple Customer Support

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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October 7, 2019 at 1:20 PM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

- Forwarded Message -

From: Apple <53797798@91437406.37687908.fPIuh>

To: "support@apple.com" <support@apple.com>; "caroll26@sbcglobal.net" <caroll26@sbcglobal.net>

Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019, 10:37:11 AM PDT

Subject: Your Apple was suspended.

Apple

Dear User,

We emailed you to ask for your help resolving an issue with your Apple Account.

Your account is temporarily Locked,because an unauthorized signin attempt, You should confirm & update your Apple information for security reason, or your account will be disable in 24 hours.

Login Details:

Date and Time: Mon, October 07, 2019 5:37 PM

Operating System: Windows

What to do Next:

1) Login to your Account.

2) Confirm Informations.

3) Change Your Password With Uppercase, Lowercase and Number Combination

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.

Verify Your Account

Sincerely,

Apple Team

Delete

June 12, 2019 at 7:47 AM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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"RE: [ New Mail Update Information ] Alert your account was used to sign in to iCloud on Microsoft Edge from Spain Monday, June 10 2019 // RE: Figyelmeztesse a fiókját, hogy a spanyol hétfőn, 2019. június 10-én bejelentkezett az iCloudra a Microsoft Edg...

iCloud@reply-service.com ‍ <noreply-mailstetementpurchaseld-pubgb132817@9tz.me>

Mon 6/10/2019 2:45 PM

Protect your account automatically locked.

We currently detect account activity that is different from the previous location. someone tried to enter by force or want to commit a crime to your account, so we need to confirm your current account, Apple Integrity's security and services.

Please verify your identity today or your account will be disable.

To verify your Apple ID, we recommend that you go to:

Verify Apple ID >

You should verify your Apple ID as soon as possible. If you do not verify your Apple ID within 24 hours, your Apple ID will be permanently locked.

Apple Support"

Received this scam.

Delete

April 4, 2019 at 11:51 AM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

"From: noreply@apple.com <sopo-noreplyicloudsetting-mailhost-inbox769895@gehura.net>

Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 1:13 PM

To: no-reply@support.teams; service.info@email.soporteicld.com

Subject: Fw :[Statement of the news report] New Update : The system has stopped..." [DOCX]..

For your security, your Apple ID has been temporarily locked. This may happen because your Apple ID was signed in with new device and different location.

Country: United States

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 3, 2019

IP Address: 107.77.216.65

Operating System: Safari (iPhone)

You should verify your Apple ID as soon as possible. If you do not verify your Apple ID within 24 hours, your Apple ID will be permanently locked.

Verify Apple ID"

Delete

March 22, 2019 at 11:26 AM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

"From: Apple <sevice@apple.com>

Date: March 22, 2019 at 7:36:08 AM MST

Subject: Apple ID Iocked

Your AppIe ID is temporarily Iocked!

Our system has detected several unsuccessful attempts with your AppIe ID from unknown devices.

Your AppIe ID allows you to make purchases on the App Store and iTunes Store.

Please recheck your informations down below :

Login"

Delete

August 6, 2018 at 6:57 PM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

"From: Apple <helpcenterteam.7dOa.noreply-accountt7dOa82kQ3.service-statemen7dOa82kQ3t@7doa82.id.apple.com>

Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 11:27 AM

Subject: Re: Notification : Important - Your account renewal order failed due to credit card failure. [7DOA-WCCA-8050861]

Dear.."

Delete

April 10, 2018 at 11:15 PM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

"Van: Apple Support <dearservernewssuport.reserve.cloud-appssh743122@butagwasu-1.com>

Verzonden: maandag 9 april 2018 20:35

CC: support@apple.com

Onderwerp: [ Statement Account ] Updated We informed success changed password and your account data

We detected unusual activity from your Apple ID and we found that some of the activity from your account are violating tems and conditions of your agreement with us, For this case we close access on your device until this issue is resolved.

How to resolve this issues :

Read the attachment file and follow the instructions to be able to re-access your account

Recently,

Copyright © 2018 AppIe, Inc. All rights reserved.

Dear Client

This message is to inform you that your Apple Account has been temporarily

locked until you can validate your Apple ID details on file. This is a security

measure protect your iCloud Account from unapproved use.

You won't be able to acces Apple services or the iTunes & App Store until you

verify your Apple Account ownership, we urge to complete validation as soon

as possible. Failure to validate your details within a 24 hours can result in

termination of your Apple/iCloud Account to safeguard our system.

How do I validate my Apple Account and unsuspended my Apple ID?

Just proceed to the link below to verify your ID. Login In using your Apple ID and

password, then follow the prompts.

Validate my Apple ID

Sincerely,

Apple Support

Case Support ID:#115GK72914-ID9

You received this mandatory email service announcement"

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March 8, 2018 at 5:13 PM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

"From: "Apple" <thz.reservations@citydmc.LBz>

Date: March 8, 2018 at 8:05:24 AM CST

Subject: Ýou won't be able to access service until verified!

Dear Customer.

This message is to inform you that your account has been temporarily locked until you can validate your Apple ID details on file. This is security measure protect your iCloud Account from unapproved use.

You won't be able to access Apple services or the iTunes & App Store until you verify your Apple Account ownership, we urge to complete validation as soon as possible please. Failure to validate your details within a 24 hours can result in termination of your Apple/iCloud Account to safeguard our system.

How do i validate my account and unlocked my account?

Just proceed to link below to verify your apple id. Sign in using your user and password, then follow the prompts.

Validate My Account

Apple Support"

Delete

January 19, 2018 at 9:53 AM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

"From: iTunes Store <no_reply.email.apple.com_mailerid_OZRGHPXORM47MRSWAI35.support @case-support-service.org>

Date: January 16, 2018 at 8:53:12 AM CST

Subject: [Unrecognized Charge #Case 11410044262218593127] iTunes Account was rejected from our service all features was stopped working.

Hello,

We need your help resolving an issue with your account, we have temporarily lock your account.

We understand it may be frustrating not to have full access to your account. We want to work with you to get your account back to normal as quickly as possible.

This account locked 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 :

Download and review invoice we attach

Open and read carefully

If it is not you who do purchase please follow the steps that are in the invoice

If indeed you are doing this transaction just ignore this email

If The Information Above Looks Familiar, You Can Disregard This Email."

Delete

December 19, 2017 at 7:47 AM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

- Original message -

From: iTunes Store <no_reply.email.apple.com_mailerid_SRQZFC8EMMDFEJZ9HHAY. support@secured-2code-app.org>

Date: 12/19/17 5:54 AM (GMT-05:00)

Subject: [Unrecognized Charge #Case 20566371820495110193] iTunes Order Verification Request

Hello,

We need your help resolving an issue with your account, we have temporarily lock your account.

We understand it may be frustrating not to have full access to your account. We want to work with you to get your account back to normal as quickly as possible.

This account locked 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 :

Download and review invoice we attach

Open and read carefully

If it is not you who do purchase please follow the steps that are in the invoice

If indeed you are doing this transaction just ignore this email

If The Information Above Looks Familiar, You Can Disregard This Email.

Delete

November 13, 2017 at 12:37 PM by
"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam
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Here is another scam:

- Original Message -

"Subject: Your Account Has Been Locked Ref 492417 ✔

Date: 2017-11-07 06:19 PM

From: Technical Support <noreply441626@iCloud.com>

Your AppIe ID is temporarily Iocked!

Our system has detected several unsuccessful attempts with your AppIe ID from unknown devices.

Your AppIe ID allows you to make purchases on the App Store and iTunes Store.

Please recheck your informations down below :

Login"

Delete

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"Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam