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billing problem email

I received an email that looks like it is from Apple, but I want to be certain. It has the following text with a button that says FIX VISA


There is a problem with your payment method which may prevent the renewal of this subscription. To avoid losing access to your service, update your payment information.

iPhone 12

Posted on Dec 21, 2023 5:06 AM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2023 6:01 AM

I got 3 emails, one for each of my subscriptions. I did a live chat with Apple Support and the guy told me that the emails are legit and it's a known issue currently that has to do with Apple Cash. He said that he'd have to set me up with an Apple Wallet advisor to get it looked into for me. I'm at work so I set up a call back for later today. Hopefully, it'll get resolved quickly. I'll report back with what I learn.

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Dec 31, 2023 10:21 AM in response to JeffreysWilson

Received the same email. Per Apple Support, it is indeed from Apple as some others have noted. Problem on their end with incorrect card expiry date on record. Removing and re-adding card in Apple Pay resolved it.

For what it’s worth, the support tech totally agreed that the email looks like phishing and said they would pass the feedback up the chain.

I’m just glad it wasn’t phishing as the idea that scammers knew what subscriptions I had as well as the last 4 digits of my credit card would have been quite alarming.

Jan 1, 2024 10:37 AM in response to JeffreysWilson

Happy New Year - After scouring a number of discussions on this topic, I decided to try the following - I added another card, deleted the existing card and then re-added it. Then I deleted the new card I had added. Then I linked the old card (the one that I deleted and re-added) to Apple Pay. Apple immediately charged the newly re-added card for the subscription that was due on 12/30. Success!

Jan 3, 2024 3:21 PM in response to maggot1970

Ive realised it was in fact my error. I was notified a month ago of a possible problem with my card for a specific subscription. so I updated my card, ie removed the old expired one and updated the erroring subscription with my new card. Then a few weeks later I received further notifications about my subscriptions at risk due to a fault with my card and thought thats weird because Ive already fixed it. Now I realise you need to update every single subscription individually with new card details. I forgot that you can potentially use various cards to make subscription payments.

Jan 20, 2024 12:52 PM in response to JeffreysWilson

Even if it is from Apple, it has too many phishing markers. I will not click a dodgy link in an email. Apple knows better! If I lose continuity with my subscription, it is on Apple that this occurs. It is Apple‘s fault, and I will not take any blame. I will simply allow whatever Apocalypse tragedy they are warning against, to happen. On them.

Apr 1, 2024 4:21 PM in response to julieadelaide

They are from scammers. This is how accounts become compromised. I get emails similar to what you received almost every day. They are all fake. Not meaning to sound flippant, but welcome to the 21st century. This is one means by which people are tricked into sharing/revealing personal and financial information. It’s called social engineering.

May 25, 2024 9:32 AM in response to JeffreysWilson

Phishing. I updated the billing information (just expiry date and 3 digits) on my side. Not through the button.

I got a mail from Apple about that. The mail said “Dear first_name last_name”. In the billing letter only my first name appeared. Not sure how they cloak the Apple email to that degree of sophistication but in my opinion this is a very clever phishing scam.

DO NOT press the button to the link and do anything there. If you want to update your payment info go into your Apple ID in the phone or computer and update it there.



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