Pat I am assuming the email you responded to was the same as Blitto posted.
Next time, before you click on the link, hover your mouse over the link and you will see the ‘real’ link that you will be going to. In this case it’s sending you to an address with "intersrves” in the address. It’s clearly not an Apple address, don’t have anything to do with it. This address also appears in the address bar of the browser if you DO click on the link - which in itself is unwise to let, let alone complete any of the fields. Mail.app is so alarmed that I have tried to send the web address in this email, that it’s blocked me from sending even a partial address to use as an example for you; it’s that well known. Tim > On 1 Jun 2015, at 4:21 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> > wrote: > > Hi Pat, > > As I mentioned in my [previous reply to Blitto. > > This Phishing email has been doing the rounds for years, I've had a few > lately as well. > > It is a phishing attempt. Do not respond. > Do not divulge any personal or financial information. > You can use the address below to report the phishing attempt to Apple. > mailto: reportphish...@apple.com <mailto:reportphish...@apple.com> > > <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204759 > <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204759>> > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 >> On 1 Jun 2015, at 1:36 pm, clamsh...@iinet.net.au >> <mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >> Dear WAMUGers, >> >> I received an email, supposedly from Apple, that says someone has used my ID >> to sign in on Face Time and iMessage on a phone that is not mine. >> >> The page looks authentic, (and probably is), but as I filled out the form to >> unblock my ID, some of the questions are: all the details of my credit card, >> bank account number, bank BSB. In this day and age of increasingly >> sophisticated hacking, what a bonanza for some criminal. Apple really >> shouldn’t lump these questions together. I put in all my personal data, and >> answered the security question. But I really baulk at supplying these >> important card and bank account details in this manner. >> >> Shame on you, Apple! You need to make it a 2-stage procedure: First get some >> of the information verified - email address, date of birth, address. Then, >> in the second stage, get the financial information, if you must. >> >> What do you think;? Should I just meekly fill in the form and hope for the >> best? At the very least, I would like to make Apple aware of this bad idea. >> >> Apologies for the rant. >> Pat > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>>
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