I have come across an iCloud storage scam via a client of mine who called me because she was getting emails from “Apple” claiming that her iCloud storage was running out. When I had a look at the emails, I could tell immediately that they were fake. Here’s why I was able to figure that out so quickly:
First of all, it’s not addressed to the recipient. Instead it’s addressed to “manti70ch”. Second, there’s a strange character in the second sentence. Third, there’s some sort of “limited time”giveaway which Apple would never, ever, do. Finally, at the bottom of the email it says “Apple Distribution International”, which is not an Apple company.
Then there’s this:
This was clearly not sent by Apple as the email domain is not an Apple owned domain.
So, what’s the scam? It’s meant to grab your personal and credit card details. How do I know this? I walked through the website that you go to when you click on any of the hyperlinks:
First you get to enter your details. Which means that the scammers behind this get to use those details to do an identity theft attack. But the threat actor behind this isn’t done yet:
Here’s where they steal your credit card details. And it does some verification to make sure that you enter a valid credit card number. That illustrates that the threat actors have some skill. Which means that this upgrade which requires a $2 “authentication fee” may cost you a whole lot more if you fall for this scam.
By the way, none of this fits the design language of Apple. Another hint that this is a scam.
For the record, you will get a notification on your Apple device if your iCloud storage is running out. For example, this is the one that you will get on your iPhone or iPad:
And this document from Apple can help you to manage your iCloud storage if you need to do so. Thus use that document rather than falling for this scam email.
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An iCloud Storage #Scam Is Making The Rounds
I have come across an iCloud storage scam via a client of mine who called me because she was getting emails from “Apple” claiming that her iCloud storage was running out. When I had a look at the emails, I could tell immediately that they were fake. Here’s why I was able to figure that out so quickly:
First of all, it’s not addressed to the recipient. Instead it’s addressed to “manti70ch”. Second, there’s a strange character in the second sentence. Third, there’s some sort of “limited time”giveaway which Apple would never, ever, do. Finally, at the bottom of the email it says “Apple Distribution International”, which is not an Apple company.
Then there’s this:
This was clearly not sent by Apple as the email domain is not an Apple owned domain.
So, what’s the scam? It’s meant to grab your personal and credit card details. How do I know this? I walked through the website that you go to when you click on any of the hyperlinks:
First you get to enter your details. Which means that the scammers behind this get to use those details to do an identity theft attack. But the threat actor behind this isn’t done yet:
Here’s where they steal your credit card details. And it does some verification to make sure that you enter a valid credit card number. That illustrates that the threat actors have some skill. Which means that this upgrade which requires a $2 “authentication fee” may cost you a whole lot more if you fall for this scam.
By the way, none of this fits the design language of Apple. Another hint that this is a scam.
For the record, you will get a notification on your Apple device if your iCloud storage is running out. For example, this is the one that you will get on your iPhone or iPad:
And this document from Apple can help you to manage your iCloud storage if you need to do so. Thus use that document rather than falling for this scam email.
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This entry was posted on July 27, 2023 at 8:55 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Scam. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.