Apple customers are asked to be aware of fake "Apple Order Notification" invoices (see below), which claim that they have purchased products or make payments from the iTunes store, and if they did not authorize the purchases or payments they should visit iTunes Payment Cancellation. 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 Order Notification Cancellation" Phishing Scam
From: "Apple Team"
Sent: Wed, May 16, 2018 at 3:01 PM
Subject: Invoice Order Succes confirmed , order numЬег is [KEP3JV3251QZ2XN]
Apple Order Notification
Dear Customer,
We wish to inform that the payment relating to the transaction of 4:01, 17 May 2018 of $ 68.00 is paid.
The report below shows details of the transaction:
Cod. Order Product Payment Detail
211234 Apple Watch Series 2 Order With Apple Account ID
To Cancel Order :
Follow the link:
Login Account
This order was not carried out by you cancel this order.
If you have questions or need clarification, please contact us at: order@appleinfo.com
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.