scam email Your Apple ID was just used to download

I just received the same message except it said I purchased an iTunes Gift for email address xiang1989_1_4@163.com. I actually forgot that I have an apple account on the email that it listed but the email was from Apple and the links took me to Apple to reset the password.

I got the same email - weirdly enough on an email that isn't linked to my apple ID so I'm fairly confident it's a scam. I'll check my CC in the next day or so to make sure there's no charges on it, but the link definitely seems sketchy so I'll be avoiding it.

That is too wordy for an Apple alert. And if you follow the first link it has already been flagged as a phishing site by DNS servers.

This is a real alert from Apple, brief, to the point and with legitimate links.

I think just got scammed also with the following email from apple. I clicked the link and it sent to the i-forgot apple screen which looks authentic enough. They even had my old credit card details on the page and said I need to update them. As I had not used the account for a long time to purchase it seemed authentic enough, but when I put in the new details i got a message a minute later on my phone that a transaction from apple (ITUNES:COM/BILL) had been successful for the value of 1.98 form Luxumberg. Strange as I had not downloaded any paid app that time, just a free one from the app store. After checking the apps purchases nothing new showed up so I had no ideas what was going on.

Strangely enough, the Apple id password I changed also was changed on the official apple ID site and on all my devices so I am really not sure if it was a scam or just a f%&* up by apple. I cancelled my card just in case.

I even checked the web pages linked on the message and the authentic one and they seemed to be the same initial address.

Dear ,

Your Apple ID, (correct id inserted), was just used to download Podcasts from the App Store on a computer or device that had not previously been associated with that Apple ID.

If you initiated this download, you can disregard this email. It was only sent to alert you in case you did not initiate the download yourself.

If you did not initiate this download, we recommend that you go to iforgot.apple.com to change your password, then see Apple ID: Security and your Apple ID for further assistance.

Regards,

Apple

Update. Spoke to Apple and they told me it was a test charge for changing the card. Still not sure about the podcast download, they couldn't help me with that either. I guess it is the podcast app which downloads straight to the phone, so disregard previous email, which can not be deleted unfortunately..

Moreover, I got the following subject lines
Your Apple ID was just used to download Candy Crush Saga OR Grudge Match (2014) OR "Falls Away" by Childhood
from the App Store.

This entry explains how to identify scam quickly - http://metadataconsulting.blogspot.ca/2014/10/phishing-email-apple-id-reset-cand y.html

I have been getting these messages on an average of about once a week for the past couple of months. Even though I know they are scams, it is making me crazy!

How can I make them stop?

You can send the offending email to abuse@icloud.com
This will tell you how to report PHISHING emails to Google/Outlook/Federal Agencies - http://metadataconsulting.blogspot.ca/2014/10/phishing-email-apple-id-reset-cand y.html

I also received the following email which I felt was a scam.
I screenshot the message and then deleted it,



I got this email jyst recently. It doesn't have an apple address which lead me to suspect that it is a scam.

This mail is considered as scam. If you open the link you will redirected too a wordpress formated site. At this adres you're only able to fill in the form and the menubar or other links on this site are not working.

I recieved a app purchase ? Don't have a card or a payment set up must be a scam