"Apple New Login from Chrome" Phishing Scams

Apple New Login from Chrome Phishing Scams

Apple users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim that someone tried to login to their Apple accounts and their accounts have been locked for security reason are fakes. The fake email messages are phishing scams being sent by cyber criminals to trick their potential victims into clicking on the link in the email messages, which go to fake Apple websites that steal account credentials. Once the cyber criminals have gotten their potential victims' credentials, they will attempt to gain access their accounts and use them fraudulently.

Therefore, Apple users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their passwords and check their accounts thoroughly for any discrepancies. And, for those whose accounts have already been hijacked, are asked to contact Apple for help.

A Sample of the "Apple New Login from Chrome" Phishing Scam

From: AppleID <not-reply@notification.icloudupport-suspicious-email-access-account-lockedd1902789890002webappsemailmail.account.live.mail.com>

Date: September 11, 2017 at 12:23:34 PM EDT

Subject: Re : [ Summary User Control ] Alert- Review Statement NEW LOGIN FROM CHROME ON 10 SEPT 2017

Customer ServiceAPPLE ID

Dear Customer,

You received this message because this email (email removed) is listed as the Apple ID. If this is not your Apple ID, you can change it on account setting.

Someone tried to login to you Apple ID. We stopped this login attempt, but we take additional action that we locked your account for security reason. Please signin and complete security step to recover your account.

Details :

Date & Time : Sunday, September 10, 2017 7:45 PM (GMT)

Location : Madrid, Spain

Operating System : Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.6 (Tikanga)

For Additional information

If you believe an someone has accessed your account, you can use the link below to return to your previous security settings

LOGIN NOW

Sincerely,

Apple

Copyright © 2017 Apple Inc all rights reserved.

Apple users should never click on a link, especially in email messages, to sign into their accounts. If they have received similar email messages like the one above, they should always go directly to https://appleid.apple.com/ and sign into their accounts from there. If there is something wrong with their accounts or they need to do something to their accounts, they will be notified after signing in.

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  • February 14, 2018 at 5:51 PM by an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    I love the addresses used for these. You can tell it's fake. Mine was from:

    Dear-Customers@We-take-security-very-seriously-and-want-to-notify-you-about-important-actions-on-your-account.webappsemailmail.account.live.mail.com

    Apple would never use this type of address!

  • January 15, 2018 at 2:25 PM by an anonymous user from: West Chicago, Illinois, United States

    apple-accounts@ notification.support-suspcious-email-access-account-locked3638248323 webappsemailmail.account.live.mail.com

    I got a phishing email from the address above saying someone in Greece was signing in with my email.

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