Q: Misrepresentation of Apple
Last night I received the below email "from Apple." When I clicked pn the link they asked for WAY to much personal information and are clearly an ID theft attempt. I share this first to warn others and second to inform Apple that someone is misrepresenting them.
From: Apple <>
Date: January 4, 2015 at 5:43:39 AM EST
To:
Subject: About your last Transaction
Dear Customer,
Your Apple ID was used to purchase Tribal War App on a computer or device that had not previously been associated with this Apple ID. .
The download was initiated from AR , United States.
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 make this purchase, we recommend that you go to https://itunes.apple.com/ref-082736 to cancel the transaction, Confirm that you're the owner of the account and then follow the instructions.
Regards,
Apple
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
Posted on Jan 4, 2015 7:20 AM
It is a phishing attempt. Do not respond. Do not divulge any personal or financial information. You can use the address below to forward the suspect email message to Apple.
The link below has information to help identify fraudulent emails.
Posted on Jan 4, 2015 7:22 AM