HT201303 Is anyone getting phishing emails?

I got this email below which looked like an Apple email.
"Hello,
The following information for your Apple ID inkyx****@****.net was updated on 08/18/2012:
Shipping and/or billing address
Credit card
If these changes were made in error, or if you believe an unauthorized person accessed your account, please reset your account password immediately by going to iforgot.apple.com.
To review and update your security settings, sign in to appleid.apple.com.
This is an automated message. Please do not reply to this email. If you need additional help, visit Apple Support.
Thanks,
Apple Customer Support"
So, instead of clicking on the link, I searched apple on Google and got in that way. Nothing had been changed on my account! This then must be a phishing email. Am I correct?

this is not fake, I'm getting PM'ed by user who is trying to pretend they are Adobe help so they can get my contact info - AND YOU ARE TRYING TO FACILITATE THIS PHISHING SCAM BY TELLING PEOPLE ITS FAKE. - It's real and I'm warning users about this as they could be tricked and YOU ARE TRYING TO PREVENT THAT. so you want people to be tricked and have their info stolen? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?!?

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Randall Olson1 wrote:
Whenever I run ClamXav, it detects 8 files with the following infection name: (Heuristics.Phishing.Email.SpoofedDomain)
I ask ClamXav to quarantine the files, then I go into that folder and delete them. But if I run a check later, those 8 files are back. I can't get rid of them.
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Never install pirated or "cracked" software, software obtained from dubious websites, or other questionable sources.
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Don’t open email attachments from email addresses that you do not recognize, or click links contained in an email:
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