Email scam [Not Apple?]

[Dr. Drib]

I just got this email from iTunes. Pertinent information has been deleted by me:

iTunes TF998870Wxxxxxx- - [Note: altered by me.]

Dear xxxxxotmail.com - [Email altered by me]

This email confirms your purchase of the following subscription.


Name of Subscription: Pandora Premium Plan
Application: Music & Radio
Content Provider: Pandora Media, Inc
Invoice Date: 05.Aug.2017
Subscription Period: 12 / months
Order ID: TF9988xxxx[Note: Altered by me, just in case]
Price: 91.30$



The subscription period will automatically renew unless you turn it off no later than 24

hours before the end of the current period. To cancel auto-renewal or manage your subscriptions, click below and sign in.

You can cancel a Subscription at any time: Get Refund


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I haven't authorized anything, and I have no knowledge of what a Pandora Premium Plan is.

The words "Get Refund" is a link.

Is this an email scam? I checked my iCloud and I have no storage subscriptions for anything, just the free 5GB. In fact, I have no subscriptions for anything from Apple.

Should I be checking somewhere else? --- This really looks legitimate, by the way.

Any advice, please, would be helpful.

[salamanderjuice]

It could be. Check your Apple subscriptions. It's in a different place from iCloud subscriptions. Apple allows buying of subscriptions like Pandora,magazines etc. through the app store. I think they may be listed under purchases in iTunes?

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

It could be. Check your Apple subscriptions. It's in a different place from iCloud subscriptions. Apple allows buying of subscriptions like Pandora,magazines etc. through the app store. I think they may be listed under purchases in iTunes?

I forgot to mention that the Subject Heading was "iCloud".

[salamanderjuice]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I forgot to mention that the Subject Heading was "iCloud".

Hmm. Probably a scam then. Usually I get something like "Your receipt from Apple." in the subject.

Just to be safe I'd follow these steps on checking what subscriptions you have.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

And maybe your purchase history or credit card balance for an amount that much. If it is there then call Apple up and see what they say.

[jhowell]

Likely a scam. If I received that e-mail I would check the URL that the link goes to without actually clicking on it.

Also, I will note this from the Pandora website regarding the paid annual plans:

Keep in mind that the Pandora Plus Annual Subscription and Pandora Premium Annual subscription are available for purchase ONLY from the Pandora website. They are not currently available for purchase through iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Appstore, or Roku.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by salamanderjuice

Hmm. Probably a scam then. Usually I get something like "Your receipt from Apple." in the subject.

Just to be safe I'd follow these steps on checking what subscriptions you have.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

And maybe your purchase history or credit card balance for an amount that much. If it is there then call Apple up and see what they say.

Thank you for the link.

I'll contact them through that link.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by jhowell

Likely a scam. If I received that e-mail I would check the URL that the link goes to without actually clicking on it.

Also, I will note this from the Pandora website regarding the paid annual plans:

That seems to settle it, since a Pandora upgrade is not available from Apple.

-- Thank you.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by jhowell

Likely a scam. If I received that e-mail I would check the URL that the link goes to without actually clicking on it.

Also, I will note this from the Pandora website regarding the paid annual plans:

I clicked on the link by inspecting the element. It appears to be something with "destinyauto.com" and then some other stuff.

Clearly appears to be spam.

[kyteflyer]

Phishing. They hope you have a Pandora sub and would give them your info by clicking their link and signing in. Too many people use the same login on multiple sites and once you had done that, your login would be "in the wild" and checked against many other sites. I hate them.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

Phishing. They hope you have a Pandora sub and would give them your info by clicking their link and signing in. Too many people use the same login on multiple sites and once you had done that, your login would be "in the wild" and checked against many other sites. I hate them.

Ditto that!

[David Munch]

You can always right-click the "Get Refund" link, and paste it somewhere to see what it contains. Unless its to a real domain that makes sense, it is likely spam.

You can paste her for instance, and we can pick it apart.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by David Munch

You can always right-click the "Get Refund" link, and paste it somewhere to see what it contains. Unless its to a real domain that makes sense, it is likely spam.

You can paste her for instance, and we can pick it apart.

Unfortunately, I blocked the sucker and it's gone for good.