Recently, according to "AsiaNews" reported that many iTunes users in Singapore have experienced a large-scale consumption of accounts resulting in theft of credit cards.
According to AsiaNews, more than dozens of iTunes users’ credit cards were stolen, and one of them was aware of the problem after receiving a low credit limit from the bank.
In addition, Singapore’s OCBC Bank reported unusual fraudulent transactions on 58 bank cards. OCBC Bank said: "In early July, we discovered and investigated unusual transactions on 58 cardholder accounts. After confirming that these were fraudulent transactions, we deployed the necessary countermeasures."
These credit card fraud cases are used to steal user credit card funds through large-scale iTunes shopping. Some users do not have an iTunes account, but their credit cards are tied to other iTunes accounts for consumption.
Apple Singapore told the media that it is "investigating the problem" and it is not clear how Apple handles the matter.
According to foreign media reports, Apple customers in Singapore have encountered a large number of credit card fraud cases implemented through iTunes. According to ChannelNewsAsia, Apple said it will investigate user complaints, but the details are still unclear.
Two Singaporean media have reported that "tens of" Apple customers have recently experienced fraudulent charges on their iTunes accounts. Two victims said criminals stealing at least $5,000 from their bank accounts through iTunes shopping.
Apple officials have begun investigating the two individuals to ChannelNewsAsia, who have lost at least 7,000 Singapore dollars each, and one of them said that criminals have stolen funds from her HSBC credit card. She said she was aware of the problem after receiving HSBC's text message saying that her credit limit was less than 30%. After talking to a customer service, she realized the seriousness of the problem.
Affected customers have accounts in several popular Singaporean banks, including UOB, OCBC Bank or DBS Bank. OCBC Bank said in a statement that it noticed unusual transactions on 58 bank cards, all of which proved to be fraudulent transactions through iTunes.
Apple's Singapore branch told ChannelNewsAsia that it is "investigating the matter" and is using the support page to advertise to customers how to report a questionable iTunes purchase transaction. "They need to log in with their AppleID, then check the purchase history and find out that there is a problem. Report to us." It is not clear what measures Apple will take to help solve this problem.
