The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
January 13, 2010 2:30 PM
by Mel Martin
Phishing schemes targeting MobileMe users again
Filed under: Odds and ends, MobileMe
Be very careful if you get an email from Apple telling you they need
to re-check your credit card information. One of our readers got just
such an email, and he didn't fall for it.
This particular rip-off comes from an 'Apple-bills.com' domain, which
has nothing to do with Apple. They'll be glad to take your credit card
info, and give you a big surprise when you get your next billing
statement.
An Apple representative confirmed that the email is not from Apple.
They also suggest you send copies of the email and relevant details to [email protected]
if you get one.
This isn't the first time this scam has gone after MobileMe users. We
reported on some MobileMe scams in May. In February another scam site
was telling people their MobileMe renewal was not received and to do
it again. Back in 2008, ComputerWorld reported on another phony scheme
that fleeced about 200 MobileMe customers in a single day. It's
probably a good idea to not click on links in emails that ask for
financial or credit card information, and it is easy to check with any
vendor to see if the request is legitimate.
If you ever have questions about a MobileMe renewal, you can go to: www.apple.com/support/mobileme/
and do a live chat with an Apple support agent. Also, don't update
from an email. Log into your account and update there.
Just before posting this I tried the link our reader sent. The first
time I clicked I saw the fake Apple page. Now there is an error page
there instead.
Thanks to Asif for the tip.
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