Warning! The Spammers are getting way too good!

Good Morning All:

 

Senior Correspondent Arnold Woodworth received  a piece of spam asking him to change his Apple ID. This spam looks very, very authentic. 

 

If you have the slightest doubt about a message, DON’T OPEN IT! Instead, 

 

 

Tom:

 

I received a spam that looks like it's an authentic Apple E-mail.  I think a warning on the MacValley Blog is in order.

 

The "From" field was "itcustomid@apple.com".

 

The subject line was "ID: 123456789"  (not the real number).

I think the intent was to deceive me into thinking the E-mail was about a new Apple ID.

 

It said "You have a new message!"

 

It had a link that said "View Message".

 

I carefully examined the link to find out the URL -- WITHOUT clicking the link.

The URL was romeltea.com.

I don't know what sort of web site it is, other than it is from outside the U.S.

 

I don't remember ever seeing spam of such good quality before.

At first glance, it looks like the aesthetic yet minimalist look that Apple always strives for.

I was tempted to click the link right away but, being somewhat paranoid of spam,

I examined it more closely first.  I'm glad I did.

 

Here's what the E-mail looked like.
I carefully replaced the link with words "View Message" that don't have the link.

 

 

If you have doubts about the authenticity of a URL, just hover your mouse on the URL in the message. You’ll see a little yellow rectangle pop up with the real URL!

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Briant

Editor, MacValley Blog