Phishing scam targets MobileMe users

An e-mail has been making the rounds recently, aimed specifically at MobileMe users. Disguised as a billing e-mail, it asks users to enter billing information by clicking a link to a website that is clearly not Apple-related.

“We were unable to process your most recent payment. Did you recently change your bank, phone number or credit card?” the e-mail asks. It then has a link to a page to enter said information. Users may be fooled because of the authenticity of the e-mail and the fact that all other links on the page point to official apple.com pages.

The link information was checked and traced to an e-mail account in Bacau, Romania. Whether the scam perpetrator possesses the e-mail or if it is just an innocent bystander’s e-mail is unknown.

Phishers use authentic e-mails requesting personal info to gain sensitive information and often take money or steal identities. Never enter any information related to credit cards, social security or any other sensitive information on a page linked by e-mail. If you are unsure, always go to the website in question by typing it into your address bar (ie. type “paypal.com” rather than click a link in a supposed PayPal e-mail.)

Via [Macworld]