Kudos once again to Ed, and others who maintain vigalince *sp?* and alert others who might not otherwise have found out about this.
On 1/13/10, Ed Wiser <[email protected]> wrote: > > [image: star]The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) > January 13, 2010 2:30 PM > by Mel Martin > Phishing schemes targeting MobileMe users > again<http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/13/phishing-schemes-targeting-mobileme-users-again/> > > Filed under: Odds and ends <http://www.tuaw.com/category/odds-and-ends/>, > MobileMe <http://www.tuaw.com/category/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<http://www.tuaw.com/2009/05/18/beware-of-mobileme-phishing-scam/>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<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9112634/Phishing_scam_dupes_hundreds_of_MobileMe_users>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. > * > > TUAW <http://www.tuaw.com/>Phishing schemes targeting MobileMe users > again<http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/13/phishing-schemes-targeting-mobileme-users-again/>originally > appeared on The > Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) <http://www.tuaw.com/> on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 > 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of > feeds<http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/> > . > Read <http://www.apple.com/support/mobileme/> | > Permalink<http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/13/phishing-schemes-targeting-mobileme-users-again/> > | Email this <http://www.tuaw.com/forward/19315531/> | > Comments<http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/13/phishing-schemes-targeting-mobileme-users-again/#comments> > credit cards fraud MobileMe phishing scams schemes spam > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >
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