The email asks MobileMe members to "Please sign up for iCloud and click the submit botton [sic], 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."
The email provides a link inviting users to "click here to update iCLOUD," but the link actually directs to "flowerpotss.biz," where a phony page asks users to supply their credit card information rather than perform a "no charge" sign up.
Apple has indicated that existing MobileMe users will be able to upgrade, once the service becomes publicly available, after simply logging into their existing account. Users should never supply their account information or credit card details in response to an email.
It's always safer to navigate to online services directly or using a bookmark. Apple never requests users to click a link to enter or "verify" their credit card information.
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I got this one and sent an immediate warning e-mail to family-friends...
It has a legitimate look to it... But of course wants credit card info to convert to iCloud... yeah right...
ken
I got this one and made and e-mailed an immediate warning to family-friends about it
It has a legitimate look to it... But of course wants credit card info to convert to iCloud... yeah right...
ken
I don't think some Apple users will find the need to supply credit card info at all suspicious since one is requested when you first activate your account. It's such a simple scam, but it's probably going to make a lot of money in a very short time.
Did they really think they would fool people with the "Apple store" thing? They could have at least capitalized the word "store." Or spelled "button" correctly.
Did they really think they would fool people with the "Apple store" thing? They could have at least capitalized the word "store." Or spelled "button" correctly.
Apple now is targeting very unsophisticated users. My guess is that lots of Apple customers will fall for it. Mom and pop are not tech savvy, but they have credit cards with large limits.
Did they really think they would fool people with the "Apple store" thing? They could have at least capitalized the word "store." Or spelled "button" correctly.
You do read posts here, correct? You really think spelling is a strong point for some
users? A good percentage may not notice the errors so apparent to some others.