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"Thanks Receipt for Your Payment to Apple Store Electronic Center" Scams

Apple customers are asked to be aware of fake email invoices like the one below, which claim that they should confirm a payment at the Apple App Store and should dispute 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).

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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 a "Thanks Receipt for Your Payment to Apple Store Electronic Center" Scam

Expéditeur: Apple scure Apple-Store-support -member@intl.money-paypal. comupdateyourinfonowforextendyour accountmail webappspypaIprioritaskaninbox fucusedmail601130034 outlookmail applestore. microsoft.live.mail.com

Date: 23 octobre 2017 à 20:35:44 UTC−4

Objet: Thanks Receipt for Your Payment to Apple Store Electronic Center.,LTD.

Confirmed your payment at Apple store

Hello,

Thank you for your purchase on Apple Store on the App Store - iTunes at October 23, 2017

Here Detail Info :

Name seller : Apple Store on the App Store - iTunes

Email seller : mac-support@apple.com

Transaction ID : 01514906XS993588K

Date of original transaction : October 23, 2017

Item transaction : Apple MacBook Pro Retina A1398 Intel Core i7 2.60GHz 16GB-RAM 512GB-SSD 15"

Total Transaction : $869.99 USD

Your transaction ID : 1SW69162CK835310W

Detail Shipp Here :

Name : Herbet Ginting

Address 1: 1470-6419 Borderlinx C/O SEKO

Address 2 : Cargo City South, Bldg 555 C

City : Frankfurt

Postcode : DE-60549

Country : Germany

Tel: +4932221095964

This not you ?

Dont worry we can cancel this payment and dispute transaction

To cancel this payment and dispute transaction please enter the link below :

If you do not make a payment, let us know right away. It's important because it helps us make sure no one is getting into your account without your knowledge.

Sincerely,

Apple Store

Help | Security | Centre

Please do not reply to this email. To get in touch with us, click Help & Contact.

Copyright © 2017 Apple Store. All rights reserved.

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.

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