I think they must have sent a whole fuckton of these in error. I got it as well, it seems to be "legitimate" (in that I believe it is from Apple), but my account is not set up with iTunes Connect (and would have no reason to be, and trying to access it confirms this.)
Ask HN: Is this email from Apple legit?
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Re: Ask HN: Is this email from Apple legit?
#12I think they must have sent a whole fuckton of these in error. I got it as well, it seems to be "legitimate" (in that I believe it is from Apple), but my account is not set up with iTunes Connect (and would have no reason to be, and trying to access it confirms this.)
I also got this email yesterday from iTunes Connect, despite the fact that I do not have an account on that service and I don't sell books:
https://9to5mac.com/2022/07/26/apple-book-sellers-tax-britis...
Re: Ask HN: Is this email from Apple legit?
#13When you are suspicious of any incoming emails, look for "received from" lines in SMTP envelope (not in the header fields which are trivially forgeable): as soon as email hits a normal server, it can't be forged anymore, and a relaying/delivering server will insert the actual header. If there is no apple.com mail server in the sequence of received-from lines, it's not a valid email. If there is, it should be valid or…
Indeed. The first thing I did was close the email and log into my account, but couldn't find any warnings there. I've sent a support message to Apple as well asking what's up with this email.
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#14I got the same email like 40 minutes ago. My friend and I have two separate developer account, with different bank account from the same bank and the same branch. I got the email but He didn't. And I've been getting paid for the last 6 months with this very bank account without any problem. It's weird for me too.
What do you mean; its been paying you for the last 6 months? What are the payments for?
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#15I've got this email from Apple and it looks legitimate. The problem is there are no warnings on in app store connect - agreements,tax and banking and I received payment last month..
Same, couldn't find any warnings. Glad to hear I'm not the only one at least!
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#16I've got this email from Apple and it looks legitimate. The problem is there are no warnings on in app store connect - agreements,tax and banking and I received payment last month..
iTunes connect sent you a payment? What is it for?
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#17I've got this email from Apple and it looks legitimate. The problem is there are no warnings on in app store connect - agreements,tax and banking and I received payment last month..
iTunes connect sent you a payment? What is it for?
Well. I receive monthly payments from Apple for App Store revenue. I guess this used to be from "iTunes Connect" but is now called "App Store Connect", hence the confusion on my part.
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#18I got the same email like 40 minutes ago. My friend and I have two separate developer account, with different bank account from the same bank and the same branch. I got the email but He didn't. And I've been getting paid for the last 6 months with this very bank account without any problem. It's weird for me too.
What do you mean; its been paying you for the last 6 months? What are the payments for?
I have an apple developer account. I develop app and sell subscriptions.
I have submitted a bank account and got paid with no problem in the past 6 months.
That’s my only bank account that apple is aware of. So I thought that sth may be wrong with it based on the email.
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#19Can vouch for receiving the same emails in the last couple of days.
Re: Ask HN: Is this email from Apple legit?
#20Can vouch for receiving the same emails in the last couple of days.
I've received it on two addresses today, as well as an update about tax in British Columbia yesterday. I've never sold anything on Apple's stores, and haven't had an email from iTunes Connect before this.