{"id":1476,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1476"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-Apple-Invoice-Emails-Are-Designed-to-Steal-Your-Personal-Information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1476","title":{"rendered":"Fake Apple Invoice Emails Are Designed to Steal Your Personal Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Last updated: July 26, 2017<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scammers continue to target Apple customers via fake Apple Store invoice emails. The emails include the Apple logo and are designed to look like genuine Apple purchase notifications. But the purchases listed on these invoices are not real. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In fact, the emails are <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-anti-phishing-information\/\">phishing scams<\/a> designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<h2>An \u00a0example of the scam email:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-apple-invoice-emails-are-designed-to-steal-your-personal-information\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1-300x173.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9139 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Cancel Invoice Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1-500x288.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/apple-cancel-invocie-scam-2017-7-1-585x336.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Emails Include \u00a0Fake Cancel Payment Links<\/h2>\n<p>The fake invoice emails list \u00a0an item that they claim you have recently purchased, along with the purchase price, invoice date, order number, and other made up details. They \u00a0also include a &#8220;payment cancellation&#8221; statement \u00a0such as this:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you did not authorize this purchase, please visit <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u>iTunes Payment Cancellation<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is this link that is the primary hook in these phishing scam \u00a0attacks. The scammers know that at least a few, less tech savvy, Apple customers will likely click the link in the hope of cancelling what they \u00a0believe is a fraudulent transaction that has been made via their account.<\/p>\n<h2>Cancel Payment Links Open Fake Apple Website<\/h2>\n<p>If they do fall for the ruse and click the cancellation link, they will be taken to a fake Apple website that asks for their Apple ID and password. Once they have supplied their sign in credentials, a fake &#8220;cancellation \u00a0form&#8221; will load in their browser.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the page the form is on will include \u00a0the Apple logo and appear to be a genuine Apple page. The form will ask for name, address, phone numbers, and other identifying information. It will also ask for credit card numbers, ostensibly so that the supposed payment can be reversed. At the end of the process, victims may be informed that the payment \u00a0has been cancelled and their account has been secured.<\/p>\n<h2>Criminals Can Use Stolen Data For Fraud and Identity Theft<\/h2>\n<p>But, criminals can now collect the information that their victims supplied and \u00a0use it to take control of the compromised Apple accounts.  \u00a0They can use the hijacked account to make fraudulent purchases and send spam and scam messages.  \u00a0And, they can use the stolen credit card details to commit further fraudulent transactions. They may also attempt to steal the identities of their victims if the have been able to gather enough of their \u00a0personal and financial information. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Fake Invoice Emails a Common Criminal \u00a0Ploy<\/h3>\n<p>Fake invoice phishing attacks like this are very common.  \u00a0They continually target customers of many high profile companies and service providers around the world.  \u00a0If you receive \u00a0an invoice for an item or service that you have never purchased and have no knowledge of, do not click any links or open any attachments in the message.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, log in by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via an official \u00a0app.  \u00a0If the \u00a0purchase described in the message is real, there will be details about it inside your account.<\/p>\n<h4>Report Apple Scam Messages<\/h4>\n<p>The Apple support website <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-au\/HT204759\">includes information about identifying and reporting scam emails<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-apple-invoice-emails-are-designed-to-steal-your-personal-information\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-apple-invoice-emails-are-designed-to-steal-your-personal-information\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: July 26, 2017 Scammers continue to target Apple customers via fake Apple Store invoice emails. The emails include the Apple logo and are designed to look like genuine Apple purchase notifications. But the purchases listed on these invoices are not real. \u00a0 In fact, the emails are phishing scams designed to steal your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1476"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}