Hiya all,
My story:
After my 2 wk break, I checked my financial accounts to see what changes happened - as a routine check that I normally do once a week. I noticed that my credit card showed that since 14 Jul till 27 Jul, 21 transactions took place for a total of 850 euro (~1050 USD) and were from APPLE ITUNES STORE EUR LUXEMBOUR LU . Most were 39.99 euro and mostly twice a day. With 2 exception charges less than 39.99. No invoice was sent for those transactions.
No clue what happened here. I'm the sole user of this CC. I don't respond to email request to validate anything by clicking on a link, nor write down my CC number in full anywhere on my Mac, or click on ad links (I got a very specific taste/wants and none of the ads excite me so I ignore them). Same goes for in-app purchases: I ignore them on my iPad and iPhone. In that 2 wk period I was soaking up sun in France and Spain and resisted my urge to be online. I do hand the card over and watch what the receiver does with it. Over here the CC's contain a chip, so one needs to enter PIN and no longer are required to sign. So far no strange devices/add-ons seen. Been using this CC since 2000 without suspicious charges. The only suspicious amounts are those spend on Mac hardware and OSX updates. 😁 cos in this Windows world that's not really common. I think somewhere my CC number is used to create an iTunes account. I'll find out.
Meanwhile, I've cancelled my credit card and removed its details from my iTunes account, and am validating that none of my CC details are on record w/ online shops. My acct is life since end of 2008 and I've approximately spend 100 euro through some 30 purchases, till recently. Will need to contact the Fraud dept of my CC on Mon and see what they advise. I'll inform Apple about this.
Will keep you posted.
Edward