CALGARY! Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 A few days ago I got an email claiming to be from Apple, saying someone had hacked my iTunes account and I needed to contact someone. A few words were misspelled and I'm pretty sure it was some sort of scam. Still curious though, anyone else get anything like this recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazmanian Devil Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 No, but I did get a pretty cool email from this guy in Nigeria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALGARY! Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 You should reply, he will probably send you a check to cash. Most of the time when I take the checks into cash them the bank doesn't think twice. But my account usually gets shut down after for a while after I cash them. Probly just jealous that I have relatives in Nigeria who I have never met or heard about that send me money when they die. All I have to do is wire half the money back to cover processing fees too, it's rad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 All the time, same with my Diablo III account, PayPal, etc. But obviously, look at the actual email address and not just the 'name' of the sender. I doubt Apple would send out an email with multiple spelling mistakes though. If you're still worried you may actually have an issue don't click on any links in the email but log in to the affected account by using a known good bookmark or just bringing up the proper website like you would normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yea what elvis said. Don't click any links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 They should have the option to call them in the E-mail. If theres a number to call Google it. Thatll tell you pretty quick if they are legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Or just delete the email and change your iTunes password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALGARY! Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yea I changed my password, and even the credit card that's on file. I looked at the email and it had multiple links I had to click to "make my account secure again". I deleted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Hover over the links and it's pretty obvious the URL is not apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 My company recently had some educational stuff about crap like this. Here's somethings about it I remember: When checking the link, don't just look for apple.com, or whatever company you are dealing with. You need to make sure that the last .com (or .net, whatever) is the last .com before the slash. For example, you could have something like apple.com.whatevertheheckiwanthere.org/, and it will not be an apple link. Spelling errors are obvious signs. Any large company with a big online presence shouldn't have spelling mistakes in customer communications. good courses of action: 1. don't click the links in emails if you are not 100% sure it is legit. 2. if you are concerned that it might be a valid email, phone the company (most will have contact numbers on their websites) 3. if you feel you need to do something online, access your online account from a new browser window, and check. Sometimes the links in emails will eventually send you to the company's site, but only after you enter your password on a mimic login site first. And, now the hacker has your password! Be safe, and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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