Aug 26, 2011

Phishing Email Targets MobileMe to iCloud Transition


This email is a copy of the original e-mail sent by Apple in June, after the launch of iCloud service!

"Dear MobileMe member, 

Please sign up for iCloud and click the submit botton, you'll be able to keep your old 
email address and move your mail, contacts, calendars, and bookmarks to the new service. 

Your subscription will be automatically extended through July 31, 2012, at no additional charge. 
After that date, MobileMe will no longer be available. 

Click here to update iCLOUD 

Sincerely, 

The Apple store Team"

Clicking on the included link, takes users to a fake Apple billing page where thay are asked to insert credit card number and other private information:


This phising e-mail is nothing new. It isn't very sophisticated but it's very wide spread!
So, be careful and lookat what you are receiving!


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