Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
The fake email below, which purports to be from Apple claiming the recipients' Apple ID is locked and suspended for security reasons, is a phishing scam. Scammers are sending the fake and phishing email to potential victims with a link to a fake Apple website that steals account credentials, personal, and financial information.
From: Apple ID: no_reply@email.apple.comCc: no_reply@email.apple.comRe: Your Apple ID has been locked on Saturday,May, 15 2022 [ref:_880968]Your Apple ID has been suspended on Saturday, May, 14 2022 for security reasons, due to multiple invalid login attemptsYou cannot access your account and any Apple services, To unlock it you must verify identityFor your security and to ensure only you have access to your account, we will ask you to verify your identity
From: Apple ID: no_reply@email.apple.com
Cc: no_reply@email.apple.com
Re: Your Apple ID has been locked on Saturday,
May, 15 2022 [ref:_880968]
Your Apple ID has been suspended on Saturday, May, 14 2022 for security reasons, due to multiple invalid login attempts
You cannot access your account and any Apple services, To unlock it you must verify identity
For your security and to ensure only you have access to your account, we will ask you to verify your identity
If you want to check if your Apple ID is locked or not, go directly to https://appleid.apple.com. If your ID was locked for security reasons you will be notified after attempting to sign in.
If you were tricked by the Apple ID Locked scam, please change your Apple password immediately, before your account is hijacked and used fraudulently. And, contact Apple for help.
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