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I just got this email:
We unable verify your account informations in order to continue using your Apple.
This Apple ID has been locked for security reasons. (What Apple ID? You mean the one I'm using right fucking now?)
You must unlock your account to continue using your Apple ID. (Yeah right, it's "locked." You are aware that I can't read this fucking piece of shit phishing attempt without my ID, right?)
To read your secure message by opening the attachment (PDF). (Phat chance.)
You will be prompted to open (view) the file or save (download) it to your computer. (Phatter chance.)
For best result, Save the file first, then open it on a web browser.
Your account will be disabled if we didn't receive any response from you in more than twenty four hours (Why wait? DO it now!)
Sincerly
Apple Support
Copyright © 2017 Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, United States.? All Rights Reserved.
By the way, the phishing PDF is entitled "Zero-Hour Auto Purge Malware Alert Text.txt"
(Thanks for purge, Hotmail.)
I'm quite sure that a less than tech savvy person could fall for this bullshit, but...
Edit: I just replied "Fuck you." and deleted the email.
MineralMan
(146,318 posts)How think do you stupid I am?
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)It was probably the who Russians did this shit.
MineralMan
(146,318 posts)And if you think about it, you realize that you're already logged into your Apple account if you're on an Apple device.
Some of the phishing scams, though, are very well done, and do manage to fool a lot of people. For me, though, the answer has always been never to do anything from any message or email. If I'm not sure, I go log in to the actual site itself from my browser, either from a bookmark or by typing the URL directly into my browser's URL line.
I have just made that an absolute thing, so no phishing attempt will ever suck me in.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)I get an email from my bank, I log into the bank's website to check it. Same goes for everything else, I check the websites.
MineralMan
(146,318 posts)I don't know why people don't understand that and follow that practice. Apparently, though, many do not.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)It's not that hard to figure out.
But, some people, I suppose.
Denzil_DC
(7,246 posts)Sometimes the terrible English is genuinely because the asshole sending it doesn't have it as a first language. But those and the illogicalities you picked up on (and there are often many other sorts of clues) might get past someone who can't untangle their various accounts and logins and isn't web-savvy or particularly smart or isn't paying attention, and they'll be easier meat for whatever the scammer has in mind.
John1956PA
(2,655 posts)I am thinking that it might be a blanket emailing scam sent without knowledge of which email holders are using Apple machines.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)But I've been an Apple user since 1994, I guess that they could have figured it out over time or it was a blanket emailing scam, like you say.