Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The "Apple ID Locked" email below, which purports to be from Apple claiming the recipients' Apple ID is temporarily locked, is a phishing scam. Scammers are sending the fake and phishing text to potential victims with a link to a fake Apple website that steals account credentials, personal, and financial information.
From: Apple ID [no-reply-mail-service@apple.com]Important!: Your Apple ID has been temporary Locked and hold all your subscription, reff#Support-192381991-77267.PDF
From: Apple ID [no-reply-mail-service@apple.com]
Important!: Your Apple ID has been temporary Locked and hold all your subscription, reff#
Support-192381991-77267.PDF
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.