Apple account validation warning, fake?

By Adina, 30 September, 2016

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Hi everyone, Got a mail today I am pasting below, that I have to validate my iCloud account and I have a feeling is a fake but not sure. The validating link not working anyway, so I could do nothing about it even if it was genuin. Do I really have to do this? Mail pasted below:

iCloud ID censored
This is the concluding observation to transmit you as of 30 Sep 2016 that you have not yet validated your iTunes ID details. Under "Know your Customer (kyc)" ordinance Apple is mandated by standards to implement a validation of your information, omission to do so will conclude in remotion of your Apple ID within the next three days.

Please proceed below to »

Validate your iTunes ID >
To impede the deletion of your Apple & iCloud please proceed to continue to your Apple ID profile prior to the established cessation time.
Resolution Validation Inquire: 6449286
With Regards,
Cloud Logistic Support

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Copyright © 2016 iTunes Sarl 31-33, Rue Sainte Zithe, L-2763 Luxembourg All Rights Reserved.

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By Lukas on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

Hi,
this is a poorly performed attempt at phishing. Even the introductory sentences seem as though they were translated programmatically. You shouldn't have clicked the link in the first place, but if it didn't request anything immediately, then perhaps no harm has hopefully been done yet.
Lukas

By Mitchell on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

Looks fake. Transmit, I think they meant delete. Don't think Apple's emails would be that poorly done.

By Adina on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

Ya I thought as much, though now that You pointed, that poor English should have given me to think. Thank You!

By Jake on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

No question about it. Not only is it fake, but it's a poor fake at that (look at the horrible mangled language). These have been making the rounds for some time in various forms. Looks like this one's had its fishing page taken down, which is why the link won't work for you. Good thing too, or your Apple ID would likely be taken from you by now. Do not click these links, ever. If Apple does want to validate your account, they will tell you to go to appleid.apple.com and log in from there, never to click on a link. In fact, it's generally the case that legitimate account emails will tell you to do this, and will never tell you to click some random link in an email if your account is under suspicion.

By Joseph on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

Definitely a fake and a fishing attempt to boot. Poor people.

By Adina on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

Ok, my Windows Defender is running ful speed, hopefully not too late. :-) What can be the interest behind this I can't grasp. And since I was not paying attention to that silly English vocabulary, I almost took it for good! Thanks a lot everyone!

By David Lai on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

Just wanted to say that emails from Apple wouldn't sound like it. It's a fake from start to finish. Don't click that link by all means!

By treky fan on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

This email is definitely a fake. Not only is it written poorly, but Apple or any other companies you work with would never send you an email telling you to click on some random link. If you get an email claiming to be from Apple, your bank, or any other place that you pay for services, your best bet is to contact them directly and find out if they did need information from you. If not, delete this is fishes email without opening it.

By DMNagel on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

Is there a way to block email addresses with the mail app?

By KE7ZUM on Friday, October 21, 2016 - 20:21

No it's a fake. I hope you did not click that link as even though it was not working, there are hidden scripts to scrape your data. Read the book called "cyberphobia" for more info.