The email message below "Itunes Store, Purchase No: 527919337005," is another phishing or fake email message sent by cybercriminals with a link to a fake Apple website designed to steal your Apple account username, password, financial and personal information. The email message claims that the recipients should visit a fake phishing Apple website if they didn’t order the products in the email message or if they suspect that their accounts have been hijacked.
The "Apple Itunes Store Purchase Number" Phishing Email
From: "Itunes Store"
Subject: Purchase No: 527919337005
Billed To: XXXXXX
Order Number: ****
Receipt Date: 4/4/2014 5:50:35 PM
Order Total: $289.90
Billed To: XXXXXX
Item Number Description Unit Price
1 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Unabridged)
2 The Girl Who Played With Fire (Unabridged)
Order Total: $289.90
If you did not order the above products and suspect your account has been hijacked kindly visit the link below
http://www.order.itunes.com/verify/cancel
You will be asked some specific questions about you and your financial data to prove you actually owned the account.
Please retain for your records
Please See Below For Terms And Conditions Pertaining To This Order.
Apple Inc.
You can find the iTunes Store Terms of Sale and Sales Policies by launching your iTunes application and clicking on Terms of Sale or Sales Policies
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding the iTunes Store can be found at http://www.apple.com/ca /support/itunes/
Order Number: ****
Receipt Date: 4/4/2014 5:50:35 PM
Order Total: $289.90
Billed To: XXXXXXXXXXX
Although, the email message appears as if it came from Apple, it was not. So, ensure that you never click on a link in an email message to sign into your Apple account.
Clicking on the link in this email message will take you to the fake or phishing Apple website ammadesign .ru.
This website will ask the victim to sign in with your Apple account user id and password. Now, if you enter and submit this information, it will be sent to the scammers or cybercriminals behind this phishing scam. With your Apple user id and password, these cybercriminals will be able to gain access to your account.
After the user id and password are submitted by the victim, her/she will be taken to another web page.
The page will ask for both personal and financial information that the scammer can use to rip the victim off. The information includes: full name, phone number, address, date of birth, account number, credit card number, security code (cvv) and expiration date.
There are hundreds of these phishing or fake websites on the internet designed to steal Apple users’ account, personal and financial information. So, please ensure that you are on www.apple.com website by looking at your web browser address bar, instead of some fake website designed to trick you into disclosing your account information.
To sign into your Apple account and update your information, please use the following link:
https://appleid.apple.com/
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