Debit Card Used for Fake Apple Subscriptions

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone Amount not specified. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

Hi everyone, just found out that my debit card was compromised for the last few months. All they did was use it for Apple subscriptions. I pay $10.99 a month for Apple Music, and $9.99 a month for iCloud on my credit card. I wasn’t paying attention to my statements the last few months (my error), and looked at them. I noticed a recurring $10.99 charge to my debit card as well as an $11.99 charge, both from Apple. In my iPhone settings there were no other subscriptions that I was unaware of besides my existing two that get charged to my credit card, not my debit. It was so close to my regular charges I thought maybe it was Apple’s error, double charging me since both cards are linked to my Apple ID. So I called Apple and they told me it is indeed fraud, and they had an Apple ID user listed using the card that is different than mine. It has gone on for like 3 months, unnoticed by me because it was so similar to my existing subscription charges, and I had previously paid those with my debit card and then switched to credit so I didn’t notice right away. Bank is notified, card is canceled, and the fraud is being investigated. Very upsetting! I was wondering if this has happened to anybody else and if there’s anything else I should do besides cancelling the card. I also changed my Apple ID password just as an extra abundance of caution. I thought it was so interesting how they only used my card for subscriptions. I’ve had my card compromised before and it was used for very different purchases. It is smart in a way, since subscriptions can go unnoticed right under somebody’s nose. Is this a common thing? Thanks

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