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[Jordan2]

I got an email today supposedly from the Apple Pay Store about my Apple Pay account. They said my account has been suspended because an unauthorized person was trying to access my account. There was a link to click on that I needed to use within 48 hours to I suppose reset my account. I am suspicious by nature, I went to my account on my own and there doesn't seem to be a problem, I'm thinking it's a scam, what do you think?

[Meowingkitty]

SCAM. if in doubt call the number on the back of the card and talk to customer service. Never click on unknown links.

[hkrgrl]

i definitely think its a scam.

on the email, click where is says "from".  that is usually a bunch of nonsense.

good that u checked your account on your own!! 

i had it happen to me from Amazon, Paypal, and netflix.  i send the email to them so they can track/fix it. most have a phishing email you can send it to. 

[Bri369]

Never click on a link from an email.  Go to your account and log in securely to check your account.   It is most likely a scam email.

[Jordan2]

I feel sorry for people who don't know any better and fall prey to these scams. It is actually worse during the holidays, scamming people for money. 

[San Antonio Gal]

I get strange text messages from supposedly the USPS trying to deliver a package, but they need more information.  I never click on the link.

So many scammers out there.  Awful.

[Still Raining]

Glad you didn't fall for it.

This last week seems to have some coming in by message and email.  Elves must be busy 🐲

[Estellee]

@Jordan2  100% Scam!

[Ainhisg]

All you have to do is hover over the from section (sometimes you have to click it), and you will be able to see the email address from which it was sent.  That will tell you if it's legit or not.  If it appears to be legit, then go to the actual website to check it out.

[Happy2BHere]

Scam! I also received a couple of different ones. Sorry scammers, no happy holiday $$$ from me 

One said:

Y­o‌ur Apple I͏D (**************) has b‍een t឵empo឵rary disabled.
For ͏your safety, ‌your Apple ID h‍as b‌ee͏n disabled b­ecau‌se som‎e information appears t͏o be missing or invalid. An‌d it's aga͏ins‌t ou͏r policy terms of service to give fake identity in yo឴ur Apple account.

Ther‎ef­ore we n឵e͏ed to re-verify y឵ou͏r a឴cc‎ou͏nt d‎at‍a. if you did not v឴eri‌fy y͏our a឴ccount w឵ith‍in 48 hours, y឵ou‎r a͏cc͏ount will be permanen‍tly locked, g͏o to Apple ID a‌nd verify as s‍oon as p‎os‍si឴ble.

Another said:

T‍herefore we ne‍ed to re-verify your a͏ccount d­ata. if yo͏u di‌d not veri‌fy y­ou­r a឵ccount with‎in 48 hou឴r, you‍r acc­ount will be permanen‎tly loc‎ked, g឵o to Apple ID a឵nd verify as s឴oon as pos‍sible.

**********

There are always giveaways with phrasing and punctuation, like the "to give fake identity", or the lack of capital "I" to start the sentence "if you" and using "did not" instead of "do not" in "did not verify within 48 hours". The second also said "with‎in 48 hou឴r" instead of "48 hours".

You can tell it's composed by someone who might not speak English very well, but think they have it down pat. 

I wish we could squish these losers somehow! Apple has a spam report service at reportphishing at apple dot com to forward them to. I bet they are slammed right about now!