{"id":71,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=71"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"\"Important-Message-From-Apple\";-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=71","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Important Message From Apple&#8221;; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Important message&#8221; purporting to be from Apple claims that the company has added security to your Apple ID and you must click \u00a0a link  \u00a0to fill out a short questionnaire. The email warns that Apple could no longer guarantee \u00a0the security of your account if you do not comply with the request.<\/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><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is not from Apple. Instead, it is a typical phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID, your credit card numbers, and other personally identifying information. If you click the link, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that has been designed to look like the real Apple website.<\/p>\n<p>Once on the fake site, you will be asked to log in \u00a0with your Apple ID and then fill in a form that requests your personal and financial \u00a0information. A screenshot of the \u00a0fake form is included below.<\/p>\n<p>All of the information you supply will be collected by criminals \u00a0and used to hijack your Apple account, commit fraudulent transactions using your credit card, and, possibly, steal your identity.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apple 'Your Order Has Been Placed' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/apple-your-order-has-been-placed-phishing-scam\/\">Apple phishing scams<\/a> are <a title=\"\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Apple Music Membership Invoice\" Phishing Scam Email\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/apple-music-membership-invoice-phishing-scam-email\/\">very common<\/a>. \u00a0An article \u00a0<a title=\"Phishing &amp; Other Suspicious Emails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/more-resources\/phishing\/\">on \u00a0the Apple website<\/a> explains how to recognise and report phishing scam messages like this one.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-scam\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,621\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1-300x233.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3494\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1.jpg\" alt=\"Important Message From Apple Scam Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phsihing-email-1-258x200.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Screenshot of the fake Apple web form:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-scam\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1402\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4-171x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4-584x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3500\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Apple web form\" width=\"800\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4-768x1346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4-584x1024.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-email-4-114x200.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: November 23, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: November 23, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Apple 'Your Order Has Been Placed' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/apple-your-order-has-been-placed-phishing-scam\/\">Apple &#8216;Your Order Has Been Placed&#8217; Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Apple Music Membership Invoice\" Phishing Scam Email\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/apple-music-membership-invoice-phishing-scam-email\/\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Apple Music Membership Invoice&#8221; Phishing Scam Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Phishing &amp; Other Suspicious Emails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/more-resources\/phishing\/\">Phishing &amp; Other Suspicious Emails<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/important-message-from-apple-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: &#8220;Important message&#8221; purporting to be from Apple claims that the company has added security to your Apple ID and you must click \u00a0a link \u00a0to fill out a short questionnaire. The email warns that Apple could no longer guarantee \u00a0the security of your account if you do not comply with the request. 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