PSA: Phishing Scam! Please be aware!

Not sure if im posting in the right place. I just received an e-mail from what at first glance looks like apple, but it isn't!
The e-mail reads:
"iTunes - Notice #0281-7145
Dear Apple Customer,
We apologize to inform you, but we have deactivated your card because your Personal Information records are out of date.
That requires you to update your Personal Information.
Failure to update your records will result in account termination.
Click on the link below and enter your login information on the following page to confirm your personal details.
Continue here
Regards,
Apple"
It is FAKE. DO NOT click on the link!
Clues that threw me off:
1. It was sent to my receipt e-mail, not my account e-mail. I have 2 different ones set up. One e-mail to store and receive the bill and another to log in. So clearly, that's where they're pulling the information from
2. Was sent from "[email protected]" which is not even an apple e-mail
3. Super generic letter. "Dear apple customer", "Regards, apple" you would think a multi-million company would figure out how to code automated e-mails to paste your name
4. "We will deactivate your account" sounds SUPER scary, but please think about who's sending it before clicking. Even if apple WERE to implement this, "when" is the next question. There is no deadline, just that you have to do it.

Thank you for warning us.
It is a scam alright.
I have had the last few days two (although diffrent wording). Risk.
Thank again for the wording a lot of people will red it here.

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Thank you for warning us.
It is a scam alright.
I have had the last few days two (although diffrent wording). Risk.
Thank again for the wording a lot of people will red it here.

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I got an email today and found it in Spam that says this:
Dear Customer
Please be aware that your apple ID expire in less than 48 H. It is indispensable to perform an audit of your data is present, otherwise your apple ID will be destroyed. Just click the link below .
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I did NOT click it and think that it is a phishing scam. Can someone tell me about this?? Thanks.

Yes, it is a phishing scam. Apple IDs never expire. Just delete the email.

Where do I forward an e-mail message that say it's from Apple, but appears to be a phishing scam?

I received an email with a reply address of [email protected]
Here is the body of the message:
"As we strive to secure your account, please be informed to upgrade to our latest security platform *****
Your privacy and protection is our concern.
Apple Support"
However, the embedded link does not go to a secure Apple site. Attempts to forward the e-mail to Apple get a reply stating that messages are not monitored. Anyone know where I should send the e-mail? TIA
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Here's the Apple paper on the topic. It seems the scammers are hard at work. Your post is the second in a short while reporting a phishing scam.
https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/

Phishing scam

Be aware that there is a Verizon wireless phishing scam . Victims get an E mail purported to be from Verizon. It is a bill.
If you get this very official looking E mail, forward it to [email protected]

KaLin I do not have a wireless phone. I can not go to that forum. One of my sub E mail accounts received a phishing scam E mail. Perhaps, you as a forum moderator, would see that this message is conveyed to the wireless forum. I need no help!! I do not pay any bills I have not accumulated. I only wished to inform others. Many of our forum members also have Wireless phones.

How do you REPORT Phishing Scams sending personal messages in these Forums?

I've looked high and low, and I have no idea how to report a user. Nor how to report Personal Messages of the following nature:
I first realized it WASN'T actually a Staff member after I saw current forum status as a regular "member", then was further clued in by the "English" used in the message body.
Why isn't there "Report as SPAM" and "Report PHISHING SCAM" options in the mailbox? Once you have been here for a while they are likely easy to spot, but it's obvious they are targeting those who just barely set up their accounts and are receiving other mail in the inbox automatically from the server.
Not sure if this will just be deleted but here is the abuser's information:
Avatar is a "Wrench" and this person then uses a "24 / 7" Image
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Their message was as follows:
Hi!
We apologize for the inconvenience caused. One of our support specialist
will contact you soon please provide us your Skype ID and Telephone for
further communication.
Note-To reply us go to your Email Account Inbox and reply us on the same email
Thanks & Regards
Adobe Help & Support

Well, I did notice a report function, on "some" of the forum boards, as an available side bar tool. But I still have no idea where, or how, to report Personal Message Spam and Phishing scams..
As that is something that really bothers me, I guess I will move-on to other Forums and check back here from time to time to see if this has been addressed.

Phishing Scam's

If you think that you have been sent a phishing email scam verify it here.
Phishing Scam's
then post the email here and it will be verified
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CarolBar wrote:
I believe verizon is doing something very dangerous. The last time I logged onto our verizon account it asked me to confirm my email address. I indicated that it had not changed. It said that i would receive an email asking me to validate my email address. This was fine but the email I received is attached below (I Xed out the three-digit code). I am sure it is legitimate but no business should ask customers to enter their user id and password on a page reached through an email link such as this!!! This is what phishing emails do. To ask customers to do something that a consumer should NEVER do is just plain stupid!
I suggest you change this procedure immediately.
I have forwarded the email to the FTC who want to be informed of such dangerous practices.
(I tried to reach website tech support security by phone about this. I got a big runaround. I spoke to at least 5 people and finally ended up back at the initial 1 800 VERIZON voice system, at which point I gave up)
Dear verizon.com customer,
Thank you for taking the time to update security components of your Verizon online account. Because security is a top priority at Verizon, we'll need you to validate your email address at this time. To do this for your Online Account with User ID STPAULS129, you will need the following three-digit code:
XXX
Please visit this link to input the above three-digit code and your User ID and Password.
This is normal practice for every single website i have ever registered an account with. Even websites that have nothing to do with payment. Such as forums, game sites, and social networking sites. The thing that makes it legit is the fact that they are telling you " you will recieve an email in a couple of seconds. " If you recieved an email out of the blue, THEN You should have worry for caution, but if you recieve one seconds after reading " You will recieve an email in seconds " on the webpage, then you know that its a legitimate email.
... and by the way, i like turtles

Phishing Scam Alert - 22/06/2014

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I have been receiving emails from people I don't know who have private names. One is Alphonso Waller, another is Winston Duke. They claim that the attachment contains details of my account. I have not opened the attachment because of the suspicious nature of the email. Has anybody else received these? Is it correct to delete the email straight away as I have been doing or should I delete from my Mac altogether?

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Moderator / anyone else
paid my bill 2 days ago
get a phone call "This is BT it appears you haven't paid your bill" (the BT message) ... press 1 etc
said "we require your account code" - didn't have it hung up
dialed 100 got through to billing "your bill is paid"
It's not BT it's someone trying it on simply enough by emulating the BT system - they would have taken my card number (for payment) and then cleaned my account out
Lucky I didn't have it to hand - I would have continued ...
Can a moderator please get in touch with me - this happened on my line 20 minutes ago. It will be a mass attempt.
Very simple - a phishing scam (when I say phishing it's where you get a fake web page to extract your credit card details).
But much simpler (by phone)
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi Fogerty101
Thanks for posting this, it certainly doesn't sound like a call from BT.
If you can send us an email using the contact us form in my profile with any information you have regarding this call, the number it came from for example, we would be grateful.
We can feed this back. It is very important to note that if BT where to telephone you in your home especially with an automated system you would not be asked to enter your account number.
Thanks again
Stuart
BTCare Community Mod
If we have asked you to email us with your details, please make sure you are logged in to the forum, otherwise you will not be able to see our ‘Contact Us’ link within our profiles.
We are sorry that we are unable to deal with service/account queries via the private message(PM) function so please don't PM your account info, we need to deal with this via our email account :-)

Adobe Phishing scam

Hi, I was hoping to email Adobe directly about this but took a while to figure out a way, and this looks like my best shot.
I just wanted to let you know of the following e-mail I received last night:
[edited by forum host - contents of email removed for security reasons]
I'm pretty sure it's safe to say this is a phishing scam, so I just wanted someone over there to be aware of this site's existence and that this e-mail is probably spreading around.

Read this:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3994957

CBE collections debt, or phishing scam?

Hello,
I've been a verizon customer since 2006. I've kept the same number, but switched plans twice (from family to individual a couple years ago, and from individual to prepaid very recently). About a month after switching to prepaid, I started getting calls (up to three times a day) from CBE collections group about an outstanding debt from verizon wireless of ~ $35.00. I've always paid my bills online, using autopay. When I checked my online account (which I've had for years), my balance was zero. I've been to both of the local stores, and both told me as far as they could see, my account balance was zero and in good standing. I've called verizon probably half a dozen times (with hold times up to an hour and multiple dropped calls), and talked to both customer care and financial services. Everyone has been very confused, and told me my account is in good standing, and I owe verizon nothing, and they didn't know how to help me. The most recent customer care rep actually told me with certainty that this sounded like a scam to her, and I should block the numbers and report it to the police.
When I've talked to CBE collections, they've told me they can't give me any kind of verification unless I give them my verizon account payment password (!!!). However, they assure me that they are 'not a scam'.
Given my recent plan switch and the fact that CBE collections has a partnership with Verizon, I'm 90% convinced this is actually a legitimate bill that is being handled very badly. I hope it's in fact a phishing scam-- if it's real, I am extremely angry about how it's been handled. I am very seriously considering changing providers.
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CBE Group - Debt Collection Solutions
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This is ta email i recieved after posting in the community re: an issue I was having opening a `09 keynote presentation in `11 powerpoint.
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Short story: I have no idea where I should go to report phishing scams specifically involving Verizon.
An hour ago I got a call (I have AT&T wireless service, not Verizon) telling me about "free $36 if you just enter your account information at this website", the website being verizon36.com
Thankfully, I know how phishing scams work, have the Web of Trust addon, and the NoScript addon, so I was pretty safe, but the call was from (800) 922-0204 - a number associated with Verizon - so the number was spoofed.
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It's a scam. Just delete it. You can also report it to Apple. http://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/

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