You received an email from "Apple" that said something like your apple id has been compromised and to please change your password. You clicked the link provided on that email and you entered your old and new password, didn't you?

JCHazard t1_itcs2gi wrote on October 22, 2022 at 5:30 PM

#180,146

Oh shit! Good luck recovering your account back pal 😵😵

azewonder t1_itctra3 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 5:42 PM

#180,231

Replying to SmoothVillano (#180,044)

Never ever ever ever click a link in an email like this. Always go to the website 1) to see if there’s actually a problem and 2) to change your password.

nobody-yesbuddy t1_itcz06x wrote on October 22, 2022 at 6:17 PM

#180,570

My guess is you clicked the link in the fake password reset text or email. After they captured your credentials the password was changed again and you were locked out of your account.

Ibbx3 t1_itd3u1i wrote on October 22, 2022 at 6:51 PM

#180,873

What do they do with peoples Apple ID’s anyways?

CeeKay125 t1_itdcxqn wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:54 PM

#181,440

Replying to Ibbx3 (#180,873)

If they have a card linked to it they could use it to buy things with.

JDT33658 t1_itdt9bj wrote on October 22, 2022 at 9:50 PM

#182,391

call apple right now. they will most likely get you taken care of

BacilQadir715 t1_iteui5h wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:45 AM

#184,931

Replying to CeeKay125 (#181,440)

Or they could ask for money to hand it back Source: dont ask!

Temporary_Tart t1_itflr2u wrote on October 23, 2022 at 7:54 AM

#186,680

OP already locked out if reddit? 😉

FineGap8443 t1_itfv229 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 10:03 AM

#187,166

Hey man you ok?

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#187,387

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beetredandfrustrated OP t1_itnqka4 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:10 AM

#210,904

Replying to SmoothVillano (#180,044)

Nope. Things seem to be working again now. I’m no whizz, but I can at least tell what phishing is. Still don’t know how it happened hahaha

beetredandfrustrated OP t1_itnqr5l wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:11 AM

#210,936

Replying to FineGap8443 (#187,166)

Thankfully yes. Still kinda freaked out lol. Had to use a computer to get back in and change my password again but it seems like my phone is mine again. Have started to get calls from China though. They leave voicemails, but they’re in Chinese so I can’t understand them

What’s going on?

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