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Amazon Online security problems

 Amazon Phishing Scam

The email entitled "Amazon Online security problems" claiming to be from Amazon appears to be a phishing scam.  Phishing e-mails are e-mails from scam artists who use official looking webpages designed to trick you into believing they are from a corporate website that you have an account with.  Once you are at the site, they will ask you to provide or verify personal information such as bank account information, credit card information, social security information and password information.  If you get such an e-mail, you should delete it and do not provide any of the requested information.  However, if you are not convinced that you have a fraudulent e-mail, please contact Amazon directly and explain the e-mail you received.  If you give out any personal information, contact Amazon immediately and depending on what information you gave out, it may be wise to take measures to protect against identity theft (e.g. contact credit agencies, close accounts, cleanse computer).  Many e-mail solicitations that appear to be phishing e-mails are set forth throughout this website and below: 


FWD : - Amazon Online security problems -

Thursday, September 6, 2007 4:08 PM
From:

Dear Amazon Customer,
While running routine checks, we have detected some unusual activity IP:[82.207.70.231-UKRAINE] in your Amazon account. For your account security we require to urgent reset your password. Protecting the security of your account and of the Amazon network is our primary concern.

ATTENTION : You must reset your account and identify your information immediately within 24h.
To start the process:

Click here

Respectfully,
Amazon, Inc.

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We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

 
Amazon sent this e-mail to you because your Notification Preferences indicate that you want to receive information about Special Events & Promotions.Amazon will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers) only on our home site, wich is securely incrypted with SLL.

 


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