Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Beware

Have you seen this email with the subject line "Reminder : Some of your informations must be updated!" yet?


When it first showed up yesterday I was very concerned.  However, after I read the email carefully I noticed there were several grammar issues.  The link led to a website that looked officially like Apple's.  This was easily one of the best phishing schemes I've seen.

After I reported the email to my provider and the Apple legal team I went to the official Apple website and checked my account. Would it surprise you it didn't need any updates?
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 1, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    I have received two emails about my Apple account. The first made me start to do something until I realized the logo was all wrong. They just wanted me to click on a file that would probably put malware on my phone. The second time I just deleted immediately.

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    1. Kathy GJuly 2, 2015 at 8:43 AM

      Since this original email I've received the same thing a half dozen times. Must be the 'scam of the day'

      Delete
  2. ChristineJuly 1, 2015 at 10:38 PM

    It is scary just the same, thanks for the alert.

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    1. Kathy GJuly 2, 2015 at 8:43 AM

      Yes, they keep us on our toes, don't they?

      Delete
  3. Eli@CoachDaddyJuly 2, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    Definitely delete anything like this - don't even mess with the links! Hackers are getting clever, but they can't seem to master spelling, can they?

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    1. Kathy GJuly 2, 2015 at 8:44 AM

      Eli, I usually DO immediately delete, but last month I had changed some things on the Apple account, so this one caught me off guard.

      Delete
  4. ShirleyJuly 3, 2015 at 10:57 AM

    I too received something about my Apple account. Puzzling because, as far as I know, I don't have an Apple account, so I just deleted it. When in doubt, I hover over and check email address coming from. If it looks sketchy, I don't bother. If it looks legit, I don't go through the email to access, I go to the actual website and double check for a notice confirming need to update account.

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    1. Kathy GJuly 3, 2015 at 3:46 PM

      Good ideas about checking out the email address and going directly to the company website instead of clicking on links.

      Delete
  5. KayJuly 3, 2015 at 8:33 PM

    Good grief! I didn't receive anything like this yet. Yikes! Thank you for the warning because if I'm not thinking, I might miss the grammar errors that you caught.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 9, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    Just got two emails with a subject line about my PayPal account having a problem. Yep, sure is. I don't have a PayPal account! I didn't open those emails.

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    1. Kathy GJuly 9, 2015 at 4:43 PM

      Those kind of spam emails are the EASIEST to catch.

      Delete

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