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Bogus AppStore Order Confirmations

April 12th, 2010 in Security

I just received a bogus Apple App Store order confirmation email containing an Order Status link that points to (a presumably compromised) guitar store web site. I can only assume that clicking on the link will take me to a faked form where the low-life scammer will try to steal credit card or other information. Here is what the message looked like:

This is a fake! When I hover the mouse cursor over the Order Status link for a few seconds I see that it points to a web site named best-guitar.net rather than Apple, which is a pretty big hint that’s it’s not legitimate. I’ve never received a notification from Apple’s App Store that looks like this so that raised alarm bells as well.

Be aware that this and similar scams are making the rounds.

Comments & Trackbacks

  1. Steve Jordan Mon Apr 12th, 2010 @ 10:53 am

    Thanks for the info Dave. Always need to remain in guard about these scams.

  2. Bonnie Mon Apr 12th, 2010 @ 1:50 pm

    Thanks for the warning, Dave. It’s good for everyone to remember genuine receipts for any apps downloaded whether free or purchased are e-mailed from the iTunes Store.

  3. tobias Wed Jun 2nd, 2010 @ 10:39 pm

    Hi I own this site can you send me the actual link. I do sell guitars legitimately. as I think I have been hacked and some one is using my domain to steal cc info.