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May 3, 2004

Apple ID Hijack

Robert Mohns
The following email arrived this afternoon while I was out and about for the day; the headers make it appear legit. I didn't request an update to the password for my AppleID. Either their system hiccupped, or someone may be trying to hijack AppleID's?

Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 13:56:37 GMT
From: AppleID@apple.com
To: xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: How to Reset Your Apple Password

Dear Robert Mohns,

To reset your Apple password, please click on the link below or copy and paste the address onto your web browser's address window. Once you're on the web page, you will be instructed to enter and confirm your new password.
https://iforgot.apple.com/cgi-bin/resetPassword.cgi?key=xxx

Please note that this link will expire 3 hours from the time it was sent.

If you require further assistance in resetting your password, please visit:
http://survey.info.apple.com/feedback/appleid.html

Thank you for contacting Apple.

[The above email is identical to those sent by Apple. It's possible that someone with a similar ID accidentally typed the wrong ID and then requested a new password. But, we'd be interested to know if others have been receiving these unexpectedly - MacInTouch]

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