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nobody 2 years ago
You know what got me initially on this one. Got me meaning for a few minutes, enough to share. The email was worded so well. Usually these scams are full of misspellings and grammar issues. AI is now here and Phishing.

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I can relate. I have an Apple family set up on my iPhone. I got an email the other day with a receipt from apple confirming a purchase of a game or a movie, I can’t remember which one. I asked all my kids and wife if they made the purchase. They all said no. I was so pissed that my kids probably purchased a game or movie and just didn’t want to tell me so I clicked on the link in the email to log into my apple account with my apple ID. It all looked legit from apple. I logged in with my credentials and I even entered my Apple Card credentials as well! After realizing that my kids were telling the truth, I started looking more into the email address that contacted me as well as the site I was directed to via the email. The email address was not an apple address…and the website only had one clickable link. THEY GOT ME! Because I was acting in haste I didn’t do my normal due diligence and my normal routine to verify if the email was legit, which it wasn’t. It was a typical phishing scam. I immediately changed my Apple ID and I requested new numbers (which can be done with a click on the iPhone) for my Apple Card. A few hours later I noticed several failed purchase attempts on my Apple Card. The scammer was attempting to use my card information to make large purchases online. It was good I caught this fast enough. Lesson learned is don’t allow your anger/haste of seeing a family member making a purchase from a shared account without your permission cause you to act quickly to reverse the charge. After all, the game or movie was only a few dollars. I wound up not losing anything except a few minutes of my time that it took to change my Apple ID and my Apple Card information.