$1000 in Itunes Unauthorized Transactions

[Revalos]

Just found out I had about $1000 in fucking Farmville cash transactions made on Itunes about 2 hours ago. I have changed my Itunes password and Apple ID and deauthorized my PayPal account connection to the Itunes store since it reportedly is happening to a lot of people with both connected. Check this link:

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/08/24/paypal-users-find-unauthorized-itunes-charges-phishing-suspected

I guarantee it isn't phisihng. Someone compromised Itunes or the connection between Itunes and Paypal. I'm calling my bank and Apple as soon as they are open. I've already filed the unauthorized transaction claim with Paypal.

[AnticorRifling]

This is why you never leave a paying account connected to an online service. Yeah it's more of a "pain" to have to enter account info per transaction but you don't have to deal with this type of headache.

Hope you get your money back or whatever the fuck farmville cash is....

[Revalos]

Yeah, I thought I had done that with everything, but I'd set up my Itunes account so long ago I had forgotten about it. I haven't used it in months.

I just got off the phone with Apple and they said that this was all done with an Iphone or Itouch through their app store. I don't have either of those things, so that's a good sign right there that they can get the fuckwad who did this, or at least brick their Iphone hopefully. I'm pretty confident that I'll get my money back, but I'm sure it is going to take forever.

The bank said that they hadn't seen the charges come over from Paypal yet, but they also said they can't stop the charges before they hit either. I have to wait until the charge hits to file a dispute. I hate cocksucking banks.

[Parkbandit]

I bet it's one hell of a farm now though!

[Revalos]

Update for this evening - my Itunes account has been disabled, and I don't think I'll ever re-enable it. I got an e-mail from Itunes support that of course blamed e-mail password phishing, after the Apple Store manager escalated the issue and then they said, quote:

Since you have already disputed the charges, we are unable to reverse the charges for you.

WTF. Seriously? So if I hadn't disputed the charges they would have refunded me on the spot? They took ALL FUCKING DAY to e-mail this to me, and this was after I had to escalate a phone call on my own since there was nowhere on the site to report this automatically like with Paypal and there is no way I wasn't going to dispute $1000 in unauthorized charges and just hope instead.

I think this just cements Apple's reputation to me as a slick front end with absolutely no legit backing.

Paypal is sending me one of those stupid keyfobs that you have to key in the code from in order to send a transaction and they said that the money should be refunded within 10 days. I still haven't seen the charge from Paypal hit my bank, and that usually occurs on the same day as an early morning transaction. As soon as it does hit, I'm disputing it there too.

Reading more articles it seems like this has been a security problem with Itunes for A WHOLE GOD DAMN YEAR and did I receive one e-mail from them about it? Nope. All it would have taken was for either one of them to tell me to disable autopay until they resolve the issue. But just like the iPhone4 antenna shorting debacle, Apple waits until the absolute last second to do anything about serious problems they have.

Definitely getting the Android when it comes out now. Fuck Apple.

[Methais]

or whatever the fuck farmville cash is....

It's like a status symbol for sucking at life.

[Archigeek]

I still haven't seen the charge from Paypal hit my bank, and that usually occurs on the same day as an early morning transaction. As soon as it does hit, I'm disputing it there too.

File a police report as soon as possible. Only question is, where? I guess call your local police first, but that's a big key to getting people to understand that you're taking it seriously and it's legit.