{"id":403,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=403"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'Your-Apple-ID-Has-Been-Disabled'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Your Apple ID Has Been Disabled&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, which claims to be from Apple Support, your Apple ID has been disabled and you will need to click a link to unlock your account. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The email rather confusingly claims that the ban was &#8220;because of Apple&#8217;s violated policies terms and conditions&#8221;. It lists several reasons explaining what might be wrong regarding your account and explains that you will be locked out until you click to verify your Apple ID.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from Apple and the claim that your Apple ID has been disabled is untrue. \u00a0 Instead, the email is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID, your credit card details, and other sensitive personal information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the link in the email, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that closely resembles \u00a0the genuine Apple ID login page.<\/p>\n<p>After logging in on the fake site, you will be taken to a page \u00a0with a bogus verification form that you supposedly need to complete to unlock your Apple ID. \u00a0 The form asks for your \u00a0name and contact details, your credit card numbers, and other identifying information.<\/p>\n<p>After submitting the bogus form, you may see a final message confirming that you have successfully unlocked your Apple ID.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, criminals can collect the information you supplied and use it to hijack your Apple account, commit credit card fraud, and possibly even steal your identity as well.<\/p>\n<p>Apple account phishing scams like this are very common. Be wary of any message that purports to be from Apple and claims that you must click a link or open an attached file to deal with a supposed account problem. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is always safest to access your online accounts either via a trusted app or by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar. The \u00a0Apple website includes information \u00a0explaining how to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-au\/HT204759\">recognize and report such Apple ID phishing scams.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/your-apple-id-has-been-disabled-phishing-scam\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"663,914\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1-218x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Apple ID Disabled Phishing Scam\" width=\"663\" height=\"914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1-500x689.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/apple-id-disabled-phishing-scam-221018-1-585x806.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/your-apple-id-has-been-disabled-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/your-apple-id-has-been-disabled-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, which claims to be from Apple Support, your Apple ID has been disabled and you will need to click a link to unlock your account. \u00a0 The email rather confusingly claims that the ban was &#8220;because of Apple&#8217;s violated policies terms and conditions&#8221;. 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