Yes, it is, but you would be surprised how many people get suckered in by these everyday.
Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Ulrich Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2017 11:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Phishing Emails Oh my! The way that this email was written is a dead give-away that this is a phishing email. It's so sloppy. Sent from my iPhone Liz Ulrich and leader Dog hope HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ELIZABETH.ULRICH.1 On Jul 22, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com<mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote: In case folks are not aware, Apple has an Email address to forward phishing emails to, like the one below. I replaced my Apple ID with xxx in the copy below. The address to forward such things is: reportphish...@apple.com<mailto:reportphish...@apple.com> For those who also don’t know, this kind of phishing is spelled with a ph not an f at the beginning. Note at the end who sent this message. Here is the phishing Email: Be in the know when the latest gear arrives. Dear user, We from Apple ID want to let you know that our system has been updated and our store has changed the previous system. For that reason maybe some information about your account with ID (XXX) will be lost on our system. For this we will temporarily lock your account. You may therefore be able to update the information and data in your account to use our services. Please re-verify your account information : Verify now? Sincerely, Apple Partner Ready and waiting Contact Yes Crowd Privacy | Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Optus 1 Lyonpark Road Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113, Australia. If you are not the intended recipient and we've sent this email to you in error, please let us know here. THIS IS A SYSTEM GENERATED EMAIL. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Dear user, We from Apple ID want to let you know that our system has been updated and our store has changed the previous system. 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