Apple ID: changing password by email?

When I created my apple ID, I made up a cool but bogus email address. I later forgot my password and went to the "reset password options" page. I chose "reset by email authentication" (or something along these lines) BUT the email is bogus, what did apple do? Did they send it? I checked on the web whether there were any websites with the url I used for my fake address and there is one! I couldn't believe it but it exists and it's Russian. Now, I'm afraid that if apple sent the reset password email to my bogus email address, it might have been a real email address and might have gone to Russia somewhere :O
Can this happen or am I just being paranoid? I read about this girl on facebook whose private messages were being sent to strangers because she didn't verify her email address and it kind got me paranoid lol http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/02/05/a-teen-girls-facebook-typo-le d-horrified-stranger-to-get-thousands-of-her-messages/
Thanks

Hi octoberain,
If you need to change the password and/or email address associated with your Apple ID and you don't have access to the current email address, you may find the following articles helpful:
Apple ID: If you forget your password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5787
Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5621
Regards,
- Brenden

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so, my itunes has been getting something popping up on it about not working and to try later or something so it made me a little nervous so i wanted to change my password. I went to change my password but couldnt remember my security questions so i hit the line that said email me my security questions and ive tried it about 5 times and its been an hour and i still havent got an email so i cant change my password? and yes it is the right email entered on my apple ID. im not sure what to do from here and im not sure if there is a number i should call for help about it.

Hi octoberain,
If you need to change the password and/or email address associated with your Apple ID and you don't have access to the current email address, you may find the following articles helpful:
Apple ID: If you forget your password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5787
Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5621
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I lost my apple id password,visited iforgot.apple.com and asked to send me email to change password but have not received the email after 3 days.It's for my second apple id mentioned below:
<Email Edited By Host>

Hello, Saratel.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I would try to select the option to answer your security questions instead of email verification. Also, check your spam folder on your email account. If you still are not receiving the password reset link, see the second article.
Apple ID: If you forget your password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5787
Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
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