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Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams

Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams

The email messages below which claim that you have ordered items from the Apple store are phishing or fake email messages sent by cyber-criminals to steal your Apple account username, password, financial and personal information. Remember, never click on a link in an email message or respond to an email message with your personal or financial information. Please see more samples of the phishing email messages in the comment section below.

The Fake Apple or Phishing Email Messages

You've bought a game "Nature Calling" from the Apple Store.

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

If you have not authorized this charge, log in as soon as possible to cancel the payment!

Apple Store Transaction Cancellation Form


When the payment will be canceled you will get a full refund.

Apple Store United Kingdom

Apple Store Purchase Confirmation

Thank you for purchasing the following item: TomTom

Order Number:

Receipt Date 29/12/2014

Order total GBP $4.99

Tranaction Cancellation Form

Confirm your personal and billing information in order to cancel the transaction

Although, the email messages appear as if they came from Apple, they were not. So, ensure that you never click on a link in an email message to sign into your Apple account or respond to emails like the ones above with your personal or financial information.

Only sign into your Apple account, confirm or update your information using following link:
https://appleid.apple.com/

The phishing scam is similar to:

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Sep 4, 2020 at 9:10 AM by
Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Portland, Maine, United States

"Reminder : 【 E-Payment Receipt 】 your order has been success 【 Payment Information 】 Transaction has been Approved on : 09/03/2020. [FWD]
Thank You.
Please update your account payment if you dont buy anything on this application. Your billing setup could not be completed. More information please click our document.

Order Number : E-03669859
Order Date : Thursday, 3 September 2020 [EDT]

Item Price

VIP SMULE MAGIC (1 Month All Access Pass) $ 21.76

Tax: $ 0.00
Total: $ 21.76

Payment Method:
Card/Credit Card"

I have NO idea what Smule Magic is. Looked it up and I would never purchase a singing app. Checking my bank account.

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Feb 7, 2020 at 3:21 PM by
Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

I'm a Samsung user. Ignore, delete this purchase email with Adobe receipt? I don't have an Apple account.
Thoughts?

Delete

Jan 20, 2020 at 8:17 PM by
Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I got this one "Thanks ! Your Purchase of "Pathfinder Adventures" has been Paid on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 !
Open attached file to view your Purchase, manage or cancel your orders.

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Jan 5, 2020 at 7:39 AM by
Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams
info

"Hello. I have gotten a few of these emails. I didn't know what to do until I searched for it and clicked on the link. I will also be contacting Apple about this. I don't have an Apple account with them.
Asphalt 8 - Airbone #418238121.pdf 121 KB
Receipt-PokemonGO.pdf 42 KB
E-Receipt.January 4, 20.docx 47 KB"

Received via email.

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Dec 2, 2019 at 5:37 PM by
Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

I received the following email message which I believe is fraudulent, since I have not ordered anything recently from you.

We notify you of some one hαs been login α new device for α using your αccount.
thαt someone hαs used your Aρρ Store αccount for suspicious Trαnsαctions,

Trαnsαctions detαils :
Dαte αnd Time : 12/2/2019 5:44:01 PM.
Order number : #AP3PXD517F
Stαtus : in-Processing
Pαyment : CreditCαrd
Order Totαl : $66.06

Please email me at paul.rauterberg-att.net and tell me what, if anything, to do!

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Jul 21, 2019 at 7:31 PM by
Apple Store Purchase Confirmation Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States

This is the message I just received.

"We accepted your payment purchase 'Storage 5TB Plan ' on July 21 , 2019.

To view your orders, manage or request a cancellation, please download and open the attached PDF file.
As always, customer service is our number one priority.

If you have any questions or comments, please visit our support site."

I didn't open it or click on the link.

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