It is illegal to send SPAM emails in Australia. You can fight back against email scammers by having a good virus detection package with a SPAM filter that automatically deletes dodgy emails or puts them in a separate area of your inbox. Never click on any links contained in scam emails as this can give the criminals the opportunity to steal your secure information.Ignore and delete these emails if you are certain the transactions are false. Alternatively contact Apple via their official site. See here: Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store - Apple Support. If you check your Apple ID purchase history and none of the apps from the emails appear, its very likely they are scams. If you get an email receipt from Apple and you are concerned, you should log in to your iTunes account independently of the email and check the transactions on your account. Apple will never include an attachment of any kind in an email receipt for a purchase.

It's a phishing scam and if you enter your personal and financial details, you're at risk of becoming a victim of credit card fraud or identity theft.Ī warning has previously been issued on Australia's hoax-slayer website.Īccording to the information about phishing on the official Apple website: 'The iTunes Store will never ask you to provide personal information or sensitive account information (such as passwords or credit card numbers) via email.' The costly items and convincing fake receipt are designed to alarm you into clicking on the link to dispute the purchases and attribute them to a hacker.ĭon't even be tempted to click through, as you will simply end up at a bogus website. The email duplicates an authentic iTunes message and features the Apple logo, but is not actually from the Apple store. WA ScamNet has had reports of emails that appear to be from the Apple Store confirming expensive purchases that were made on an iTunes account and containing a link to dispute the purchase. If you receive a fake iTunes purchase receipt, ignore and delete it. I also didnt buy anything or even play this game, I was wondering how it was able to. I havent had an apple product for years, so I have no current credit/debit cards attached to my old apple account. Fake iTunes receipt - email phishing scam There is a new scam going around Watch out for this I just received an email from 'Apple,' thanking me for my recent purchase on a game.

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