User level: Level 1 (4 points)I have received an email claiming to be from iCloud storage. It states my account is going to be deleted along with my photos etc. I want to know is this an Apple email or a phishing email.
Posted on Oct 27, 2026 8:09 AM
User level: Level 6 (8,142 points)Oct 27, 2026 8:18 AM in response to _bme21_
It is most likely to be a scam. Check the mail details against your actual situation. For example, in my case the mails tell me my iCloud is almost full and I'm going to lose my photos. In reality I've used about a third of my iCloud allowance and I don't keep my photos on it, so it's clearly a scam.
Other clues are - not using your name other than in the format of your email, poor grammar, lots of different colours. I get a couple a day. Don't click on anything, don't enter any personal data like account names and passwords. Just bin them
User level: Level 10 (242,520 points)Oct 27, 2026 8:21 AM in response to _bme21_
Very hard to say without seeing the email in question, but yes, in general such emails are very regularly scams.
Does it say why it's going to be deleted?
Does it ask you to click on a link or call a phone number?
Usually unless you failed to pay for the storage, if you are subscribed to paid storage, Apple does not threaten any type of deletion in iCloud. If there was an issue paying for storage, Apple would usually just say your data may be deleted, but doesn't usually threaten to delete the entire account.
If nothing else, check your iCloud account on your iPhone and by logging in to https://icloud.com, if there is an issue, it will show up there as a notification.
Otherwise, yes consider it a scam.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256383975