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Ask HN: Is this email from Apple legit?

23 points pqvst | 1 comments | 28 Jul 22 05:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source

I received this very weird email from Apple saying that my banking information is invalid.

I do in fact have an App Store developer account, but this email talks about "iTunes Connect", which I thought doesn't exist any more...

Furthermore, the email is from "The Apple Music Team". Why on earth would they be emailing me about my banking information?

Everything about this email is just weird. My scam/phishing alarm bells went off immediately, but from what I can tell, it looks legit.

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From: do_not_reply@email.apple.com Subject: Correct your banking details to receive payments.

Dear X,

We’re reaching out because your banking information in iTunes Connect is invalid and needs to be corrected to ensure the successful payment of any amounts owed to you.

Users with the Admin, Legal, or Finance role can update these details in the Agreements, Tax, and Banking section in iTunes Connect. For help with making updates, visit iTunes Connect Resources and Help.

Once your banking information is corrected, it may take up to two payment cycles to send your payment. If you have any questions, contact us.

Best regards,

The Apple Music Team

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ghnapp ◴[28 Jul 22 07:56 UTC] No.32261576[source]▶
Same here. Also have an Apple dev account. Make my living from app sales. Nearly got a heart attack. This is my only source of income.

Phishing bells went off immediately too, so I did not click. Looked at source code of email… urls go to itunespartner.apple.com and itunesconnect.apple.com so at least that part seems legit.

I’m away from my computer for a few days so can’t check smtp envelope. Anyone done this?

To me indeed looks like (and sincerely hope) a screw up on Apple side.

But since today is pay day I’ll be doing ‘pull-to-refresh’ in my banking app for the rest of the day :/

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ghnapp ◴[28 Jul 22 08:14 UTC] No.32261654[source]▶
Just checked https://developer.apple.com/system-status/

There was an issue with App Store Connect during the last 3 hours approximately. Unfortunately doesn’t mention any detail on the kind of issue, but timing is pretty similar to posts here.

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1. boppo1 ◴[28 Jul 22 08:55 UTC] No.32261903[source]▶
Maybe it's an old automated thing that someone forgot to deprecate? A little ghost in the machine