Whatever you do, do NOT open this email from 'Apple'

Scammers are using fake iTunes invoices to solicit Apple users' bank details

SCAMMERS are trying to trick Apple iPhone owners into sending across bank details with an elaborate TomTom app con.

 

If you see this email in your inbox – delete it.

The email looks like an official invoice from Apple and lists a TomTom navigation app purchased from the iTunes store.

Apple users are told they face a £42.99 bill for the TomTom Western Europe app – after allegedly downloading it to their device.

 

But the fake invoice is just a clever plot to get users to click and fill-in the cancellation form featured at the bottom of the email.

Although the email claims to be from the Apple iTunes Store, it's actually from a dummy address. 

Following the scam, Apple has reminded customers that it will never ask its users to provide personal information or bank details in an email.

 



The scam email hopes Apple users will fill-in the cancellation form in the fake invoice



A statement on the US technology firm's website addresses the scam: "The iTunes Store will never ask you to provide personal information or sensitive account information (such as passwords or credit card numbers) via email.

"Email messages that contain attachments or links to non-Apple websites are from sources other than Apple, although they may appear to be from the iTunes Store.

"Most often, these attachments are malicious and should not be opened. You should never enter your Apple account information on any non-Apple website."

The iTunes con is the latest scam in a string from high-profile companies.

 

UK takeaway firm Just Eat has also warned customers about an email scam

Hugely popular take-away firm Just Eat sent an email to customers earlier this week warning them of a "sophisticated scam".

A message from the firm's boss Graham Corfield says: "The online security of our customers is really important to JUST EAT.

"We will never ask you to enter your JUST EAT account details or any personal information via email. And we don't store payment information or card details anywhere in our systems.

"Some customers are receiving particularly sophisticated scam emails. These emails look like they come from JUST EAT and ask you to enter personal and JUST EAT account details."