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Suspicious Apple emails

Received this email supposedly from Apple it says my account access has been restricted and to verify my account now at the following link. *** is this a genuine email or some sort of scam


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Hello~ Yes…it’s a scam. Click on below and review…


Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Report it, delete it and move on with your day. These scammers have become so prevalent now…that I treat everything as a scam until I can prove otherwise.


Tell your friends, family and colleagues about this so these scammity scam scammers have fewer targets.


~Katana-San~

Thank you for reaching out. 🤗


  • The email message you received was a scam.
  • Simply block, report and delete the message.
  • Never click any links or call phony phone numbers they provide!
  • The phony text message will never mention you by name because they don’t know it.


Important: If you receive a suspicious email or SMS text message that looks like it’s supposed to be from Apple, please email it to [email protected].


Learn how to:


Good luck! 👋🏼😉

Smiliñ 😎 Brian | Community Volunteer

Scam, Apple would never send this out/ask for any verification unless you are trying to do something with/locked out of your own Apple account