Phishing or Apple system issue

I have received about a dozen emails in the past day including 6 in the last hour from Apple . The body of the email is below. Is this phishing or a system issue with Apple. Dear (my name was deleted) To reset your Apple ID password, simply click the link below. That will take you to a web page where you can create a new password. Please note that the link will expire three hours after this email was sent. Reset your Apple ID password > Questions? There are lots of answers on our Apple ID support page > If you weren't trying to reset your password, don't worry – your account is still secure and no one has been given access to it. Most likely, someone just mistyped their email address while trying to reset their own password. Thanks, Apple Customer Support

Hi,
I've been receiving the same message for weeks now, about 5 times a day (varies).
I just ignore and delete them, but they are getting annoying. It would be great if an Apple Rep replied to these posts and let us know whether these messages are legit or not. If they are legit and there a glitch in the system are they working at fixing it?
Getting frustrated!
The message:
To reset your Apple ID password, simply click the link below. That will take you to a web page where you can create a new password.
Please note that the link will expire three hours after this email was sent.
Reset your Apple ID password >
Questions? There are lots of answers on our FAQ page >
If you weren't trying to reset your password, don't worry – your account is still secure and no one has been given access to it. Most likely, someone just mistyped their email address while trying to reset their own password.
Thanks,
Apple Customer Support

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