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Where Do I Send "Apple.com" Spoofs?
#1
I just got an email addressed to "dominc-eathwake@[my domain]" (not a alias of mine!) from "iTunes"


Order Acknowledgment


Order Number: W1872982
Ordered on August 04, 2014
Dear Apple Member,

Thank you for shopping Apple.com. Please review your order details below and retain this email for your records. You will receive a shipping confirmation email once your order has shipped.

For more information please check attached PDF invoice.
Items in Your Order
iTunes iRa Pro
$899.99
1
$899.99
Product Number: X44399L/B
Registered to:
dominc-eathwake@[my domain]
Registration code:
OK6Z-ZI9S-52RF-NZNR-S0EK

Subtotal:
$899.99
Estimated Tax
$22.59
Order Total
$922.58

I assume this is some kind of spoof or phishing email. Is there an address at Apple for fraud, spam, or whatever?

UPDATE: A search on "IRA Pro" gives me this Apple Support Discussion:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4224576?start=0&tstart=0

Don't see a forwarding address for phishing emails, though. Most big companies have them.

/Mr Lynn
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#2
I got one of those and "Sophos AntiVirus" flagged the attached zip file as a Windows virus.


Fred
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#3
mrlynn wrote:
Don't see a forwarding address for phishing emails, though. Most big companies have them.

Most big companies had them. Now, they rely upon 3rd parties rather than blacklisting in-house or collecting data for the cops. It's just too big a job.

Submit samples to SpamCop.
http://www.spamcop.net/
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Chakravartin wrote:
[quote=mrlynn]
Don't see a forwarding address for phishing emails, though. Most big companies have them.

Most big companies had them. Now, they rely upon 3rd parties rather than blacklisting in-house or collecting data for the cops. It's just too big a job.

Submit samples to SpamCop.
http://www.spamcop.net/
They don't give an address to forward phishing email. You have to create an account first. No time for that folderol this morning.

/Mr Lynn
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#5
spam@apple.com
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#6
usually companies use
spam@
or
abuse@

I always forward phishing emails to abuse@

Banks especially seem to be very proactive about replying (automatically) with anti phishing warnings.

Just because you may think they don't look at these emails doesn't mean it's not useful. After all, you might be the first person in the world to get this attack.
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