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1. #APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM UPDATE#
2. #APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM PASSWORD#
3. #APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM DOWNLOAD#
4. #APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM MAC#

If you are not sure, then contact the company, through their website.If the return address is not from that company, delete it. If you suspect an email may not be legitimate, Inspect the return address carefully.Online forums suggest at least hundreds of people have fallen for this in recent months, if not many more. In addition, the email was sent to multiple recipients, meaning it was probably a blast to thousands of unsuspecting victims. "All over were little clues that I didn't pick up right away, so I can see somebody could easily be fooled."įor instance, iTunes was misspelled as I-Tunes, with a capital "I." Unfortunately, it appears they already had some of her personal info, which has her nervous. Why would Apple need her Social? Luckily, Wells stopped, before giving a cyber criminal all the information they needed for identity theft. "I clicked on the link, and it then asked for my name and address, and them came the box that asked for my Social Security Number." "It said to 'click here to see the invoice,'" she said. It's only human nature if you receive a bill for something you know you didn't order, the first thing you are going to do is cancel or demand a refund. "I thought, 'I did not buy this, what's going on here?'" "It said I purchased this app called Basketball Stars," she said. But Wells is a few years past being a kid, does not have any young children at home and does not play basketball. She had received a receipt from the iTunes store for $40 for a kid's video game. "I looked at my email and saw I had purchased a basketball game app," she said. Patricia Wells checked her email the other day, and noticed something strange. That's what happened to a Lawrenceburg, Indiana woman, who learned how easy it is to be scammed, and now wants to warn others.

#APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM PASSWORD#

If you think you may have entered personal information on a scam website, such as a password or credit card information, immediately change your Apple ID password.If you buy music, movies, or apps from Apple, you've probably seen receipts for iTunes purchases in your inbox.īut what if you didn't make any purchase? If you’ve received a suspicious email, please forward it to If you’re on a Mac, select the email and choose Forward As Attachment from the Message menu. If you’ve received or acted on a possible phishing message:

#APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM UPDATE#

To update your password for the Apple ID that you use for purchases, only do so in Settings on your device or at .įind out more about security and your Apple ID.

#APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM MAC#

If you receive an email asking you to update your account or payment information, only do so in Settings directly on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch in iTunes or the App Store on your Mac or in iTunes on a PC.

You can also review your App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store or Apple Music purchase history.Įmails about your App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store or Apple Music purchases will never ask you to provide this information over email:įind out more about phishing and other scams. Genuine purchase receipts – from purchases in the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store or Apple Music – include your current billing address, which scammers are unlikely to have. If you receive an email about an App Store or iTunes Store purchase, and you’re not sure whether it is real, you can look for a couple of things that can help confirm that the message is from Apple.

#APPLE ITUNES EMAIL SCAM DOWNLOAD#

Never enter your account information on websites linked from these messages, and never download or open attachments included within them. Others may look like a receipt for a purchase made in the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store or for Apple Music, that you’re certain you didn’t make. Some phishing emails will ask you to click on a link to update your account information. Scammers will often try to trick you into sharing personal or financial information by sending you messages or links to websites that may look like they’re from Apple, but their actual purpose is to steal your account information. If you’re not sure whether an email about an App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store or Apple Music purchase is legitimate, these tips may help. Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store