iTunes Store Phishing: Detect fake app bills

New phishing e-mails have recently appeared: the supposed sender is the iTunes Store, the content of the e-mails are fake app bills. We'll show you how to recognize the wrong emails.

Pishing emails from the iTunes Store: fake app bills in circulation

• Hackers send real-looking emails with invoices for purchases in the iTunes Store. Most are small in-app purchases.
• If you click on the link that allegedly leads to the cancellation, you will be redirected to a fake login page and asked to log in with your Apple ID.
• The data then ends up directly with the hackers.
• You should delete the pishing email and never click on any of the links.
• Don't open attachments either. Viruses could be hidden in it.

Fake app bill: Detect pishing emails from the iTunes Store

You can recognize the wrong mails from the iTunes Store by the following features:

• The hackers usually have no access to your data. Therefore, the email usually does not contain a customer number or your full name.
• Take a close look at the sender: If you move the mouse over the sender in your mail program, the actual sender address will be displayed. Real app bills are sent by " ".
• If you move the mouse over the link in the mail, you will see the complete Internet address. This should start with "apple.com".
• Fake emails often contain spelling and grammatical errors.
• In a real app invoice, the link for cancellation is not directly on the list of purchased content, but at the bottom at the end of the email.

Once you have opened the link in the mail and logged in, you should change your Apple ID password as soon as possible.