Apple customers, be aware of "Your Account will be Disabled" phishing scam. The email message below which claims that the recipients' Apple ID will be 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 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.
A Sample of the "Apple Your Account will be Disabled" Phishing Scam
From: "Аρρlе Locked" <admin@farchiles-cank.com>
Date: January 22, 2018 at 8:24:14 PM CST
Subject: Re: [ Account Alert ] Your account will be disable.
Hello,
We need your help resolving an issue with your account. We have temporarily locked your
account until we heard from you.
What's the problem?
We suspect someone are tried to login into your account but did not pass the verification.
How you can help?
It's usually pretty easy to take care of things like this. Let's work together to restore your account.
We need you to verify your account within 72 hours and complete some information about your account.
Verify Your Account
Thanks,
Apple Team
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.