Apple shows users how to distinguish phishing emails from the App Store

Apple has just published a guide on how to distinguish fraudulent emails.

In recent times, the bad guys use, fake Apple and email fraud are booming. And to protect yourself, protecting Apple users must once again raise a warning so that users can differentiate fake and know how to protect themselves.

In the support documentation, Apple has come up with a guide to help users distinguish easily and accurately what legitimate email is from the App Store and its iTunes Store and what is fake email.

Fake email deceives users.

When you receive an email notifying you of a transaction on the App Store or iTunes Store, note the following characteristics to distinguish what is true and what is not.

1. Genuine purchases from the App Store, iTunes store, iBook store or Apple Music will include your current billing address. This is information that will not be included in phishing emails.
2. On the company's email, you can review the purchase history of App Store, iTunes, iBooks Store or Apple Music, so the fake emails are not available.
3. Email of App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks or purchase on Apple Music will never require you to provide information such as social security number, full credit card number, CCV credit card code . via email at all.

If you receive an email and suspect it is a scam, please forward it to the address reportphishing@apple.com to receive support from Apple.

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