Description

I've attached a copy of the email I received. It was very realistic. My experiences largely line up with another reported incident on October 17, 2025 (similar incident linked below): https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/lookupscam/1083341

Email text:

Your automatic payment status has changed

Inbox

[email protected]

[email protected]

to Invoice

Hello Invoice Update,

Your automatic payment is no longer active

You'll need to contact Apple Store USA for more details or to reactivate your automatic payments. Here are the details:

To:

Apple Store USA

For:

iPhone 17 Pro Max 512 GB

Automatic payment ID:

I7TUIE9V5A6B9

Customer service URL:

http://apple.com.usa A transaction of 1,499.00 USD was detected. If this wasn't you, please call (800) 500-6956 to stop the payment

Customer service email:

[email protected].usa

Note from seller:

Automatic payment details

Billing cycle starts:

Oct 23, 2025

Total cycles:

Until cancellation

Remaining cycles:

of Until cancellation

Amount paid each time:

¥4999.00 JPY

Payment method:

Visa -3235

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