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[Closed] Malicious Spam

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I received an email that reads thus:

Good afternoon,

Your AppleID was used to subscribe to "Skype Unlimited World Calls" from a device that has not previously been linked to this account. This action was marked by our automated security service as a highly risky. In that regard, we have set hold for 3 days before money will be taken. After this period, the required amount will be debited from your payment card and the subscription will be activated.

If you've purchased this subscription, please accept our apologies for the inconvenience and just skip this message.

If this action was made by the third person and you want to cancel the subscription, click on the link under the subscription specification in the email, and then change the password on your account, perhaps it was stolen.

Subscription Information:

Subscription name: Skype Unlimited World Calls
Apps name: Skype
Provider: Microsoft inc.
The period of subscription: 5 days
Price for the period: 23.99 EUR
Subscriber's IP address: 176.212.64.148 (Saratov, Russia)

Unsubscribe and Manage Subscriptions

We remind that your financial data is stored securely on our servers and no one can access it. We will never ask you to provide password to the account, financial information and other personal information by email or phone.

Thank you for using our service.

Apple inc.

Is this spam? If so, what is the danger to me and what is the benefit to the sender? I'm confused.


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 11:47 am
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Just ignore it.


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 11:49 am
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Any Any Any!!! email that has a link asking you to "change your password", is dodgy.


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 11:51 am
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marked by our automated security service as a highly risky.

🙄

and

If this action was made by the third person and you want to cancel the subscription, click on the link under the subscription specification in the email, and then change the password on your account, perhaps it was stolen.

😆


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 11:51 am
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Would apple inc. address you using

'Good afternoon'?

Seems expensive too....
I just went onto the Skype website by searching for 'Skype unlimited world calls'.
If you choose a primary call destination (I chose Australia) it gives you a list of rates. Unlimited World came up as £10.19/month.

That mail up there says 23.99EUR for 5 days!!

I'd be hitting delete.....


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 12:11 pm
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If you have to ask "is this a scam," the answer is always "yes," just the same as the answer to any questions posed in tabloid headlines is always "no."

Would apple inc. address you using

... such poor English?


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 12:13 pm
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... such poor English?

Well they are American, can't expect them to master Queen's English properly being barely more than savages....


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 12:15 pm
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We will never ask you to provide password to the account, financial information and other personal information by email or phone.

Ya, the person just did!
The person just contradicted him/herself. 😡


 
Posted : 06/07/2015 12:20 pm

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