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  • scmhogg
    Veteran Member
    • Jan 2003
    • 1839
    • Simi Valley, CA, USA.
    • BT3000
    #1

    Amazon Phishing

    I got this email this morning. I guessed it was a phony "within the nearest time".

    Dear Amazon® member,

    We are contacting you to inform you that our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Amazon's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some additional information from you for the following reason: We have been notified that a card associated with your account has been reported as lost or stolen, or that there were additional problems with your card.

    This process is mandatory, and if not completed within the nearest time your account or credit card may be subject for temporary suspension.

    To securely confirm your Amazon information please click on the link bellow:

    [Link Omitted]

    We encourage you to log in and perform the steps necessary to restore your account access as soon as possible. Allowing your account access to remain limited for an extended period of time may result in further limitations on the use of your account and possible account closure.

    For more information about how to protect your account please visit Amazon Security Center. We apologize for any incovenience this may cause, and we apriciate your assistance in helping us to maintain the integrity of the entire Amazon system.

    Thank you for using Amazon!

    The Amazon Team

    Privacy Notice © 1995-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
    Last edited by scmhogg; 07-08-2009, 11:43 AM. Reason: To break link
    I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. Bertrand Russell
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    • crokett
      The Full Monte
      • Jan 2003
      • 10627
      • Mebane, NC, USA.
      • Ryobi BT3000
      #2
      Report it to amazon. There should be a link on their site to report fraud attempts.
      David

      The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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        • scmhogg
          Veteran Member
          • Jan 2003
          • 1839
          • Simi Valley, CA, USA.
          • BT3000
          #3
          David,

          I did that first. Although, Amazon makes it a PIA to do it. I had a difficult time opening the header in the new hotmail. Spamcop.net has a page that helps.

          Steve
          I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. Bertrand Russell

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            • Alex Franke
              Veteran Member
              • Feb 2007
              • 2641
              • Chapel Hill, NC
              • Ryobi BT3100
              #4
              Looks phony to me.

              You might want to break the hyperlink in your original post -- no sense having it easily "clickable" if it's bad news to click it...
              online at http://www.theFrankes.com
              while ( !( succeed = try() ) ) ;
              "Life is short, Art long, Occasion sudden and dangerous, Experience deceitful, and Judgment difficult." -Hippocrates

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                • Uncle Cracker
                  The Full Monte
                  • May 2007
                  • 7091
                  • Sunshine State
                  • BT3000
                  #5
                  Oh, it's phony, alright...

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                    • tfischer
                      Veteran Member
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 2349
                      • Plymouth (Minneapolis), MN, USA.
                      • BT3100
                      #6
                      Any email that addresses you as "Dear <whatever website> member" is a phony, period. The real site will address you by name. Most real sites will also no longer put a link in the email, but tell you to go to their site and log in-- for absolute security.

                      -Tim

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                        • BobSch
                          Veteran Member
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 4385
                          • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
                          • BT3100
                          #7
                          Clicking on a link in any email like that is the same as having "sucker" tattooed on your forehead.

                          Like Tim said, go to the company site, log in and handle it from there.
                          Bob

                          Bad decisions make good stories.

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                            • cwithboat
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2008
                              • 614
                              • 47deg54.3'N 122deg34.7'W
                              • Craftsman Pro 21829
                              #8
                              try forwarding the spam to abuse@amazon.com. abuse@xxx.com works for many corporate websites
                              regards,
                              Charlie
                              A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
                              Rudyard Kipling

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                                • Uncle Cracker
                                  The Full Monte
                                  • May 2007
                                  • 7091
                                  • Sunshine State
                                  • BT3000
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by BobSch
                                  Clicking on a link in any email like that is the same as having "sucker" tattooed on your forehead.
                                  I have had "sucker" tattooed on my forehead, and and didn't feel the same at all...

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                                    • MilDoc
                                      #10
                                      Ever get an email like this? I have, from Amazon, my bank, eTrade, and others. I do not automatically assume it is spam (but 99.9% are). Simple solution:

                                      1. do NOT click ANY link in the email

                                      2. go DIRECTLY to the site mentioned. If there is any truth to it, there will be a notification on the site, under "messages," or whatever.

                                      3. If not, report it and delete it.

                                      Really easy. Amazes me how many folks never quite get it, though.

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