Apple customers are asked to be aware of fake email invoices like the one below, which claim that they should confirm an iTunes store purchase and cancel it if they did not authorize it. The fake email invoices are being sent by scammers to frighten and trick the recipients into clicking on the links within them by claiming they need to do so in order to cancel the purchases and get a refund. But, once the recipients click on the link in the fake email invoices, they will be taken to a phishing website that steals personal, financial, and Apple credentials (usernames and passwords).
Therefore, Apple customers who have received email invoices appearing as if they were sent from Apple, should avoid clicking on the links in them. They should instead, sign directly into the iTunes Store on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV and check their accounts.
Sample of an "Apple Request Verification Order Information and iTunes Store Payment Cancellation" Scam
From: marketing@e.dhgate.com
Sent: 10/22/2017 9:26:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: [Preview Locked] Service : Request Verification Order Information
Dear Customers,
This email confirms your purchase of the following subscription:
Name of Subscription: PREMIUM Account
Name of Application: Virtual Trainer PRO : Exercise Workout Fitness
Content Provider: Virtualtrainer Sweden AB
Date of purchase: 10/19/17
Subscription Period: 1 year
Renewal Price: $135.99
Payment Method: iTunes account
The subscription period will automatically renew unless you turn it off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. To cancel automatic renewal or manage your subscriptions, click below and sign in.
Developer's Support Page or Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/support
If you did not authorize this purchase , please visit iTunes Payment Cancellation Form
and follow the steps
Regards,
Apple
Apple Inc.
You can find Terms of Sale and Sales Policies in the Terms and Conditions.
For answers to frequently asked questions, visit the Apple Support website at http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/
Recipients of the email voices claiming that they have ordered a product they did not, and who have clicked on the link in them, should change their Apple password and contact Apple Support for help. And, the best protection against phishing scams is to avoid clicking on links in email messages, social media messages, and text messages to sign into online accounts.