how to stop spam from third-parties via iTunes?

Hello,

Someone used the “Tell a friend” feature on iTunes Store. You don't know someone with the name Susana ?

Sadly I don't think it is possible to block that feature (except to block that in your mail application).

Getting the same message, also for "Yangutu." Never had this issue before. How did you find the email "from address" of the person sending? I don't think I know my sender, either.

Mine is from:

Pilarddc77592@yahoo.com

Mine is Maymehiml74047@yahoo.com. Guessing they're all zombie accounts, then. Strange oversight on Apple's part to make this doable, hopefully change is coming... Thanks for the helpful responses!

Ditto.

I too got one of these spams today on my account beckoning me to try out Yangutu.

The mail started off with "Barbara has recommended that you check out Yangutu - Meet new people:.." I don't know any Barbara's, at least none that I've spoken to in MANY years.

The headers in mine look are below (I've ***'ed out my hotmail username). I definitely don't know anyone at Kiaraipby73080@yahoo.com. If the developer was responsible for this, hope Apple takes action.

x-store-info:J++/JTCzmObr++wNraA4Pa4f5Xd6uensydyekesGC2M=

Authentication-Results: hotmail.com; sender-id=pass (sender IP is 17.254.6.246) header.from=do_not_reply@apple.com; dkim=none header.d=apple.com; x-hmca=pass

X-SID-PRA: do_not_reply@apple.com

X-SID-Result: Pass

X-DKIM-Result: None

X-Message-Status: n:0:n

X-AUTH-Result: PASS

X-Message-Delivery: Vj0xLjE7dXM9MDtsPTE7YT0xO0Q9MTtHRD0xO1NDTD0w

X-Message-Info: NhFq/7gR1vS/ze5Mq5HWG83fsR8SibFDOOcLKyeFhBq3biik9gHtZDKQkrCyz/Pw7aFhlJecHGjuWuP BTT0/bDAfiL+SpPTEf57SkfzsprgCa1lfqriRkXiCYq0gfA6gYw1ZDlgH11oASuRburhGOQ==

Received: from badger1801.apple.com ([17.254.6.246]) by COL0-MC4-F14.Col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4900);

Fri, 11 May 2012 20:06:54 -0700

Received: from unknown (HELO coldbay.apple.com) ([17.128.113.95])

by badger-txnvip.apple.com with ESMTP; 11 May 2012 20:06:54 -0700

Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 03:06:53 +0000 (GMT)

From: iTunes Store <do_not_reply@apple.com>

Reply-To: Kiaraipby73080@yahoo.com

To: ******@.com

Message-ID: <1082108281.9068841336792013979.JavaMail.cboxp@coldbay.apple.com>

Subject: Check out Yangutu - Meet new people

MIME-Version: 1.0

Content-Type: multipart/alternative;

boundary="----=_Part_453446_1291865432.1336792013978"

X-EmailType-Id: 10631

X-Sent-To: ******@.com,2,k%2BmjWPCFEH1m5ry2zndhApTuWzZ%2FsWXmBYlTsHG5QWYxZxBDADlHJ0LpCMgLz UQ8SF1u5rOdBvRUeGbaiQZ2gl6Tn%2F9HfCwc5qXoXk8bb5u6O319t6JeJVvzLfb2BQusLvWranLQV1y FA0BxNzzjWVLz%2BMV5JwdI09%2Bk7VR6F3QWleCa5hT8lz5QP42Gr4%2BbhLcQnzZ0ge1UA7ILGI1yZ TpohN3kffHORAvke3fsviaSflyUMZfo1J9VnLaCJnfS%2BxTO4WUf2Rv4XNVnlvotQIKrbhx%2Ba%2B9 F%2FGCGNfo9LSF4wZ%2FzGCprg5y3mEADXfiS%2BFqBlxASgWj9jrKhpSEZeyDzIcUVDC8W4Mg%2FmR1 ScudUCxOK5fM%2F%2FcWLL%2BtznaPfqOQUDfRaSPlVZZQR1xaDrB039LQyHQQqXhhjaDVacfPIJmbfS m4njdj2DXWSaEokLphbe8sgSFc7lM3URY3mKw%3D%3D

X-DKIM_SIGN_REQUIRED: YES

Return-Path: do_not_reply@apple.com

X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 May 2012 03:06:54.0285 (UTC) FILETIME=[48BE97D0:01CD2FEC]

Got 3 of these emails in the past several hours for the same product: Yangutu.

All spam accounts:

Brigittenvcw21417@yahoo.com

Avarzm02480@yahoo.com

Veniceaki2184@yahoo.com

Please do something about this, Apple.

I own no Apple products and use no Apple services (although to make this reply I had to create an "Apple ID") - and I am getting spam from this too.

The reply-to addresses are:

"Nakia" - Danniellefbgd89559@yahoo.com

and

"Tanisha" - Antoniooyo0628@yahoo.com

Thanks.

I am also getting the same emails about that Yangutu app. It's also some address from danniel....@yahoo.com. I finally created a filter to just delete them before they hit my inbox. I wish there was a way of reporting that developer to Apple because they are clearly spamming their product.

Glad to know I'n not alone. This is the response I got from Apple:

Welcome to iTunes Store Customer Support. My name is Zia. I am glad to help you with your query.

I am sorry to hear you are receiving spam emails from "Yangutu" App. I know this is frustrating, and I will try to provide as much information as I can to help you resolve it.

Jairo, the iTunes and App Store Customer Support teams answer non-technical questions about billing issues, customer accounts, and content downloads. Please contact Developer Relations at devprograms@apple.com about this matter.

Jairo, if you would like to contact directly to the developer of this App, please follow the below link:

http://yangutu.com/dating/feedback

I really wish if I could help you with this Jairo. I hope you understand that this issue completely falls outside of my scope of support.

I would like you to know how disheartening it is for me to not being able to resolve this issue to your satisfaction.

Please accept my sincerest apologies once again in regards to the issue and I really appreciate your understanding for the same.

I wish you all the best and hope that you have a fantastic day!

Sincerely,

Zia

iTunes Store Customer Support

I just wrote devprograms@apple.com. Let's wait for their answer