
I received this strange email at 1:00 am this morning. It looks like a phishing email where you are asked to log into an account at a fake site, but the email was apparently from appleid@id.apple.com. Of course, email addresses can be spoofed, but he full email header looked legit. My email web portal even showed “This message is from a trusted sender” at the top. I typed out the included URL into a browser and it brought up the correct Apple ID website.
Obviously, I did not make a change to my Apple ID nor email address(es). My Apple ID does not match what was in the email either. I tried using my correct account credentials and the website brought up the right information. When I tried to use the listed email address, which is my personal email, Apple said no account exists. Very strange. Even if the email was faked, I do not understand the scam.

Since you must enter your first and last name when searching for an account, my guess is that someone created an Apple account and typed in my personal email in error. Or some tried to update their account with a new email and made a typo. I guess the only thing I can do is ignore the email and hope nothing bad happens. Very strange.