{"id":936,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=936"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Apple-Store-'Transaction-Cancellation-Form'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=936","title":{"rendered":"Apple Store &#8216;Transaction Cancellation Form&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, which purports to be from Apple, you have purchased a TomTom from the Apple Store. (A TomTom is a GPS car navigation system).<\/p>\n<p>The email explains that, if you did not authorise the TomTom purchase, you should click a link to access an Apple Store Transaction Cancellation Form.<\/p>\n<p>Supposedly, by filling in the form, the purchase will be cancelled and you will receive a full refund.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from Apple and the claim that you have bought a TomTom is just a ruse designed to trick you into clicking the &#8216;cancel&#8217; link. <\/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<p> Clicking the link takes you to a website that hosts a fake Apple Store &#8216;Cancellation&#8217; form. \u00a0 The fake form asks you to provide name and contact details as well as your credit card and banking information.<\/p>\n<p>Clicking the &#8216;Cancel Transaction&#8217; button will send all of your information to criminals who can then use it to commit financial fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>The scammers bank on the fact that at least a few recipients of the email will be panicked into clicking the link and supplying their information in the mistaken belief that someone has made fraudulent purchases in their name.<\/p>\n<h2>Example<\/h2>\n<div class=\"example\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-form-phishing-scam\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,734\" 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-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1-286x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Store Transaction Phishing Scam\" width=\"700\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1-500x524.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-phishing-scam-1-585x613.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-form-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/apple-store-transaction-cancellation-form-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, which purports to be from Apple, you have purchased a TomTom from the Apple Store. (A TomTom is a GPS car navigation system). The email explains that, if you did not authorise the TomTom purchase, you should click a link to access an Apple Store Transaction Cancellation Form. 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