Beware of phishing iTunes e-mails as Apple's iPhone users are the ground zero of this invoice scam.

According to Malwarebytes, an Internet security blog, several iPhone users have received an online mail asking them to claim a refund of an authorized purchase of "CoPilot Premium HD," which amounts to £34.99.

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Even before clients can call the Apple hotline to find out the origin of the message, "If you did not authorize this purchase, please: Click here for Refund" appears after the bill, thereby deceiving customers to tick the link.

Doing so redirects them to a counterfeited Apple website where they innocently log-in their Apple ID and are eventually asked for personal sensitive information like full name, address, password and credit or debit card information.

Apple hijacks have been under the spotlight over the past weeks. For instance, earlier this month, the malware YiSpecter, which was reportedly circulating in China and Taiwan as per the Digital Trends, has the ability to take over iOS-run devices and exhibit a full-page plug on Safari.

A statement by Palo Alto Networks said YiSpecter's modus is to "replace existing apps with those it downloads, hijack other apps' execution to display advertisements, change Safari's default search engine, bookmarks and opened pages, and upload device information."

Also, just recently, the Chinese mobile-advertising company Youmi Mobile Technology Co. sincerely apologized to Apple on Tuesday after a security company in the USA discovered that about 256 of its apps were secretly storing and saving users' vital information like e-mail addresses. The move goes against Apple's App Store's privacy terms and conditions. Since then, all apps powered by Youmi have been deleted and banned by Apple.

Since Apple-themed scams are popular to mobster these days, it is always recommended that when you encounter something suspicious - like the examples above - directly contact Apple through the company's official hotlines found in their website.

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