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FRAUD ALERT [View all] apkhgp Aug 2020 OP
Pays to scope out the spam file before dumping it!! marble falls Aug 2020 #1
Right on that one apkhgp Aug 2020 #3
Always! Hekate Aug 2020 #8
That one's really specific, but I get those phony emails all the time. TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #9
I ignore emails like that. LisaL Aug 2020 #13
The point is to get us to click to a phony website that will ask us for our information... TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #24
The poster doesn't have an amazon account. LisaL Aug 2020 #28
I see that now, but this is just general advice. Myself, when I see these, I just delete them... TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #31
I keep no address book. If I have any doubt at all I delete. But there's no doubt they could get ... marble falls Aug 2020 #35
I have an address book, but I use Thunderbird to consolidate my email accounts so the... TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #36
And to check bank balances! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #11
wait, how did it end up in your spam folder? unblock Aug 2020 #2
This Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #7
Spam folder apkhgp Aug 2020 #15
fair enough, point is that the entire email might be fake, including that it's from amazon unblock Aug 2020 #21
Gaah. Make sure to phone your credit card company as well, and best of luck. Hekate Aug 2020 #4
Does your amazon account show the order? LisaL Aug 2020 #5
i have a simple rule: i never click through an emailed link unblock Aug 2020 #16
Amazon account apkhgp Aug 2020 #18
You don't have an account? LisaL Aug 2020 #22
You're fine. herding cats Aug 2020 #42
Kick for exposure. oasis Aug 2020 #6
Did you have to download an attachment... AmyStrange Aug 2020 #10
... Kali Aug 2020 #12
that sounds like a classic phishing email, be careful Celerity Aug 2020 #14
Close the credit card associated w/that account NOW CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #17
Seeing as how the poster doesn't have an amazon account, I am assuming LisaL Aug 2020 #23
The email might be the fraudulent activity. Renew Deal Aug 2020 #19
That would be my guess. LisaL Aug 2020 #25
This happened to me, minus the email SheltieLover Aug 2020 #20
I get emails that I ordered something using paypal. LisaL Aug 2020 #26
I hate PayPal! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #30
Might be good to check bank accounts too when you see emails SheltieLover Aug 2020 #32
My paypal account which I never use doesn't have any payment info connected to it. LisaL Aug 2020 #33
👍 SheltieLover Aug 2020 #34
PayPal account locked and Netflix subscription is having billing problems Submariner Aug 2020 #27
I've gotten text messages and emails saying that my Amazon packages were on the way In It to Win It Aug 2020 #29
If it's in your spam folder that's good. The spam filters caught it. Just delete it. chowder66 Aug 2020 #37
I got an email from "amazon" the other day saying there was some fierywoman Aug 2020 #38
Add your vendors to your whitelist GeorgiaPeanut Aug 2020 #39
Interesting. A couple of days ago, right after I had logged off my Amazon account I received an in2herbs Aug 2020 #40
It's phishing DavidDvorkin Aug 2020 #41
PSA: The OP doesn't have an Amazon account. This was a classic phishing scam. herding cats Aug 2020 #43
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