"App Store Beijing" Credit Card Fraud

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"App Store Beijing" Credit Card Fraud

I've searched online to see if anyone else had a recent credit card number stolen for several $100+ purchases from "App Store Beijing"

I'm trying to find out if it's even relevant to the Apple App Store, or if it's just a fake company name.

I recently had several charges to make bank account of $103.20, which I quickly noticed and contacted my bank about the incident... they've currently frozen my account and have sent me a new card.

Not saying that it's tied with the incident, but I find it ironic/amusing that I recently visited a local chinese take-out for the first time just two days prior.

Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 30, 2011 7:31 AM

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baberboyz

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Nov 30, 2011 7:53 AM in response to Community User

Yes, I opened a case with my bank as well. I had 2 charges of 102.27 and a .16 cent charge...

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Nov 30, 2011 7:55 AM in response to baberboyz

hm, sounds like they were less daring with your first charge.... mine was $32.70... not that I'm bragging or anything

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pavekt

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Nov 30, 2011 8:18 AM in response to Community User

I just had my card canceled as well. I guess I am the lucky one. I had 3 transactions starting on the 25th but each one was for only around $6. If these are all recent charges maybe we could triangulate what site they hacked to get our cc numbers looking at sites that we all have in common.

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Nov 30, 2011 8:22 AM in response to pavekt

I actually started this thread to see who else was having this issue:

Were they named "App Store Beijing" after the pending charge expired?
Are they credit cards that you had tied to your Apple iTunes account?
Anyone else visit a local chinese take-out prior to the fraud (I know this one is a stretch)

I would say the number could've been stolen from a transaction from prior years, however I had JUST received my new card from a prior fraud with a hotel in Colorado.

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pavekt

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Nov 30, 2011 8:34 AM in response to Community User

Yes my card is linked with the App Store. However I have a feeling it may have been from the Valve hack early this month. Do you guys have your card linked with Valve Steam?

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/11/valve-confirms-steam-hack-credit-card s-personal-info-may-be-stolen.ars

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Nov 30, 2011 8:37 AM in response to pavekt

Nope, purposely kept my previous card out of the loop of any gaming companies, mostly because of the continued PS Network breaches

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pavekt

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Nov 30, 2011 8:42 AM in response to Community User

OK well it could still be iTunes. I have been looking through all my transactions and I just found I have 2 Apple iTunes from LUXEMBOURG LU charges that I did not do.

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pavekt

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Nov 30, 2011 8:49 AM in response to Community User

Actually I was wrong, my card on iTunes is NOT the one that was stolen.

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Nov 30, 2011 9:08 AM in response to pavekt

Dam*... well I hope (well, not hope as in I want others to have this) others post their experience, or atleast are looking for this...

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Nov 30, 2011 9:43 AM in response to Community User

I have the same problem, I got raped though... I was charged 5 times for 102.27 and agin for 16cents.. its rediculous i cant open up a claim yet either because its pending and they say it may just drop off from my account but rent is due tomorow lol i dont even have anything to buy apps on which *****... so idk how this is happening.

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pavekt

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Nov 30, 2011 9:49 AM in response to tommyfrommidland

Call your bank after it posts tomorrow and they should do a refund. At least for me Wells Fargo gave me an instant refund, all charges came close to $100. tommy was your card linked to Valve?

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Nov 30, 2011 9:52 AM in response to Community User

Having the same experience here this morning, already called my bank, that's where I found out it went to Beijing, on my online banking it said APP STORE B with no country, two charges a piece for $52.xx and $103.xx. The latest apps I have gotten were Cut the Rope and Cut the Rope Free, Paper Toss, Talking Santa, AFV, FaceGoo, Pacman, MathBumpHD, Sketcher, Pet Shop, Netflix, and Talking Tom apps, can you tell I have a 7-year-old that plays on my phone. I do have in-app purchases turned off and have for some time so I don't think that was the case. The bogus purchases did not show up on my iTunes purchases though. Went in and took my credit card info off of my iTunes account, not that it is any good now, and changed my Password. Will start using iTunes cards when I want to purchase something, what a shame though, I thought Apple's security on their apps would be pretty tight.

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Nov 30, 2011 10:18 AM in response to pavekt

I dont believe so, Its associated with netlfix, xbox live and psn, I did use my card on ebay too.. but thats about it.

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peanut79

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Nov 30, 2011 10:34 AM in response to Community User

This also just happend to me. canceled card.

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Nov 30, 2011 1:26 PM in response to tommyfrommidland

@ Tommy: Well there's one common ground- mine was also associated with Netflix... anyone else? As if Netflix needs more problems on their shoulders. Can't say I've seen any news about them having a breach....

So you didn't have a card on file with iTunes? And hopefully your bank is quick on a refund... mine told me about 7 business days, so probably sometime next week. I alrady had to put off my business trip this week because of this...

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