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How do I get rid of iCloud phishing spams?

I get multiple phising scams per day telling me my iCloud is full or my payment information is in need of updating. Of course I ignore these and send them to junk but I get so many per day. How do I stop these phishing spams regarding my iCloud?

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Since these are typically sent from a different email address or phone number every time, see if your email server (Gmail or whomever) has a way to blacklist emails with a phrase.


Find a sentence used in (very likely) every email and set up a blacklist to delete all such emails without ever dropping them to your inbox.


But that's email. Blocking texts isn't as easy. About all you can do is continually block each sender and mostly, be sure to tap the button to mark as spam. Eventually, many systems will start blocking similar messages on its own.

Don't click anything in them. Mark them as Junk or report them in Mail, then forward the whole message to [email protected]. Also check your Apple Account security and turn on two-factor authentication if it isn't on already.

Kurt Lang's post provides great advice on this.


It would help to know in what form you are receiving these communications. I know that my mail service provides pretty good filtering and I get about 20 junk emails per month that all get directed to a junk folder. I avoid giving out my email address except to services or people I trust won't abuse it. If you post your email address on a social media site, that is inviting spam.


Read this support article about how to report and reduce spam in iCloud Mail -->

https://support.apple.com/HT202315


Here's information about scams in general. https://support.apple.com/en-us/102568

"How do I get rid of iCloud phishing spams?: I get multiple phising scams per day telling me my iCloud is full or my payment information is in need of updating. Of course I ignore these and send them to junk but I get so many per day. How do I stop these phishing spams regarding my iCloud?:

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Stopping Phishing Scams:


Report These:

Looking at the headers of the eMail, you can obtain who the official sender it, along with their IP Address. Then, you can take it a step further and report them...

See my User Tips:


Did you Interact with this:

If so, apple recommends that you change your Apple Account password IMMEDIATELY.

"How do I get rid of iCloud phishing spams?: I get multiple phising scams per day telling me my iCloud is full or my payment information is in need of updating. Of course I ignore these and send them to junk but I get so many per day. How do I stop these phishing spams regarding my iCloud?"

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Filter Out Junk:


Perform the Following:

  1. Go to: https://www.icloud.com/mail/settings
  2. Click: Show Mailboxes (to expand it) (Screenshot 1)
  3. Click: Settings (the gear on the expanded pane_ (Screenshot 2)
  4. Click: Settings (Screenshot 3)
  5. Select: Rules (left pane) (Screenshot 4)
  6. Select: Add new rule (middle-center of right pain right pane) (Screenshot 4)
  7. Create: the New Rule (Screenshot 5)


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Screenshit 5:

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"How do I get rid of iCloud phishing spams?: I get multiple phising scams per day telling me my iCloud is full or my payment information is in need of updating. Of course I ignore these and send them to junk but I get so many per day. How do I stop these phishing spams regarding my iCloud?"

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Created a User Tip on this: How to Create AND Use Filters iCloud.com Mail: - User Tip


At the Very Bottom, See: Scenario of Blocking Out Voting eMails:


Let me know what you think.