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TreasonousBastard

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24. The point is to get us to click to a phony website that will ask us for our information...
Sat Aug 22, 2020, 09:14 PM
Aug 2020

These phony websites are getting better, so it's just best not to click on anything.

Then...

1.) Check with your bank, Paypal, or whatever to see if money has been charged (probably not)

2.) Independently sign into your Amazon account and see if you've been hacked and an order actually placed (also probably not)

3.) When satisfied, forward the entire email (including all those routing codes usually hidden) to Amazon-- they should have people dealing with it. This crap makes their lives difficult, too.

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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