phishing

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phishing

More a warning than a question.

I've received an email from Аρρlе.id <aBULMtcxVSohkontel-eVoguzIu@funtakemaya.com> with the subject "subscription for Smule App has been renew 54ZRVD1H"

The email it's quite well done, almost pick me. Unfortunately apple doesn't have a way to place this type of warnings, or doesn't bother, kinda a client responsability 😟 .

The email its copied bellow. Be carefull.

Subscription Confirmation

All Access Pass (1 month)

$30.75

This email confirms your subscription purchase:

From Account	tfeio@yahoo.com
From Place	Nigeria
Operating System	iPhone 6
Browser	FireFox
IP Address	58.97.38.19
Date of Purchase	December 11, 2017, 06:19 PM JST
Subscription	All Access Pass
App	Magic Piano by Smule
Content Provider	Smule
Duration	1 month
Price	$30.75
Payment Method	Сredit Card

Your subscription will renew at $30.75 unless you cancel by 09 January 2018.

If you didn't make this subscription purchase or if you believe an unauthorized person is attempting to access your account, click here to cancel your subscription.

Sincerely,
The App Store team

For answers to frequently asked questions, visit Apple Support.

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Posted on Dec 11, 2017 3:26 AM

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Klaus1

Level 9

52,749 points

Dec 11, 2017 10:54 AM in response to tiagofeio

Yes, obviously phoney - the fact that it is from Nigeria should be warning enough!

Learn how to identify and avoid fraudulent "phishing" email, fake ‘virus alerts’ and other scams:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht204759

How to report phishing emails to Apple:

These email addresses are monitored by Apple, but you might not receive a reply to your report.

If you receive what you believe to be a phishing email that's designed to look like it’s from Apple, please send it to reportphishing@apple.com.
To report spam or other suspicious emails that you receive in your iCloud.com, me.com, or mac.com Inbox, please send them to abuse@icloud.com.
To report spam or other suspicious messages that you receive through iMessage, tap Report Junk under the message, or take a screenshot on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac and send it to imessage.spam@apple.com.
If you receive a suspicious message about your purchase activity in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store, contact iTunes Support.

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