Beware of "Apple Order Notification Cancellation" Phishing Scams

Updated: May 16, 2018 2018-05-16T15:21:05 - Posted: May 16, 2018 2018-05-16T15:15:49 - Views: 178 - Comments: 3 +

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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).

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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 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.

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Posted: Jul 8, 2018 at 4:18 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
I did not order an apple watch. I want to cancel the order and get a refund. Order #211234.
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- Posted: Jul 8, 2018 at 7:27 PM by info
  Contact your bank and dispute the charge to have it refunded.
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Posted: May 21, 2018 at 7:57 PM by info
Here is another scam:

----- Forwarded message -----
From: Apple Support
Sent: Monday, 21 May 2018, 6:32:09 am AEST
Subject: Your receipt from Apple : INV-R5825891674

Dear Customer,

Thank you for shopping at the Apple Store
This purchase was initiated from Argentina

If you made this purchase, you can disregard this email. It was only sent to alert you in case you did not make the purchase yourself

"You can find the details purchase on this following attachment if you want to cancel it"

Kindly Regards,
Apple
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