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**ugosanchezo** · 03-07-2012, 12:50 AM

Just got this, and when I hovered over the link it goes to some www.hartlbaeur.at So I did some searching and yup, it's a virus.

Has a $699 postcard been billed to your Itunes account?

2nd Mar 12

Targeted as News
Rest assured, it hasn’t!
You are most likely reading this because you have received an email from what looks like Itunes that looks something like the following:

This is just the latest in a long line of methods that hackers and phishers are using to lure in unsuspecting users. First we had hundreds of people winning Nigerian lotteries, then we had people being charged astronomical ammounts on their paypal accounts. Now we have this new Itunes scam.

I will admit, this is probably the most intelligent method that has been used to date. There would be a huge temptation to click the cancel order button upon receiving this email, trying to avoid this huge charge. The reality is though, by clicking this link, you could be unwittingly installing a virus or other types of malware on your computer.

There is one easy way to avoid such emails catching you out though. You need to check in your browser where these links are actually linking to. Just because a link says www.apple.com/store/cancel-this order for example, does not mean that is where the URL is going to take you. Hover over or click on that previous link to see what I mean.

03-07-2012, 12:50 AM	#1
ugosanchezo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	New brilliant scam to install a virus on your computer Just got this, and when I hovered over the link it goes to some www.hartlbaeur.at So I did some searching and yup, it's a virus. Has a $699 postcard been billed to your Itunes account? 2nd Mar 12 Targeted as News Rest assured, it hasn’t! You are most likely reading this because you have received an email from what looks like Itunes that looks something like the following: This is just the latest in a long line of methods that hackers and phishers are using to lure in unsuspecting users. First we had hundreds of people winning Nigerian lotteries, then we had people being charged astronomical ammounts on their paypal accounts. Now we have this new Itunes scam. I will admit, this is probably the most intelligent method that has been used to date. There would be a huge temptation to click the cancel order button upon receiving this email, trying to avoid this huge charge. The reality is though, by clicking this link, you could be unwittingly installing a virus or other types of malware on your computer. There is one easy way to avoid such emails catching you out though. You need to check in your browser where these links are actually linking to. Just because a link says www.apple.com/store/cancel-this order for example, does not mean that is where the URL is going to take you. Hover over or click on that previous link to see what I mean.
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