Phishing email

moondrake thought this was worth mentioning said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 12:01pm ET

I just got this, supposedly from Apple ID. I don’t have any Apple products, so it’s got to be a hoax. I’m one of the least tech savvy people in the meh community, but in case someone might fall for it or need to warn family members, be wary if you get something like this:

"Review Your Case

Reference: A1900XD180 || ID: 1900X10D || SolutionID: 12A9FJAK94JF9AK

Your recent summary has a existing case (Case ID: 189FHF82G938) opened and until you solve it, your account will be terminated. We need additional information from you to solve this situation. Please go to the reference below to resolve this case. There, you will verify any information regarding this case that will help us figure out what is happening on your behalf."

In general, never follow an email link to addrees problems in any account. Always open the web page you know to be real directly from your browser.

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nogoodwithnames said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 3:21pm ET:

I like that it tries to warn you about its own scam at the end there. How thoughtful.

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- @nogoodwithnames lol, that was my text. Their text ended on “behalf”. I had finished writing and tacked that on at the last minute.
  
  moondrake said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 3:43pm ET
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- @moondrake Hmm, that would explain the quotes. Good eye, me!
  
  nogoodwithnames said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 4:35pm ET
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OldCatLady said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 5:38pm ET:

If scammers ever learn to use American English grammar correctly, they’ll catch more phish.

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- @OldCatLady You’d think so, but this is better than a lot of crap I see good ol’ 'Merkins use in newspaper comments sections.
  
  I’m impressed by their ability to temporarily terminate accounts, however.
  
  craigthom said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 5:46pm ET
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- @craigthom I must say, I’ve never yet seen a merkin write a letter to the editor. Possibly I’m naive.
  
  OldCatLady said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 6:57pm ET
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- @OldCatLady @craigthom
  
  cough
  
  PlacidPenguin said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 6:58pm ET
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dashcloud said Tue, Apr 4th 2017 at 6:19pm ET:

If you want to report phishing sites, or at least see what’s on the other side without going there yourself, check out https://decentsecurity.com/malware-web-and-phishing-investigation/ (you can also use http://www.gotphish.com).
It’s a very comprehensive list of places to report phishing to, investigate suspicious sites without putting yourself at risk, and more.

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