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Amazon Customers, Have you noticed..

Twins Mom — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:31:49 GMT

As you join the Amazon customer base, have you noticed an increase in „fishing „ texts notifying of winning something, texts at all hours of day and night?
We have and they are annoying

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itsmetoo — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:35:15 GMT

Speaking for myself, no, not at all.

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IMW — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:35:16 GMT

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patbz — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:36:45 GMT

No!

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Newgate — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:37:21 GMT

I stopped shopping with Amazon for that reason. I still receive e-mails telling me to buy something I already bought or items that I am not interested in. Very annoying!!

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mom2four0418 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:37:41 GMT

@Twins Mom wrote:
As you join the Amazon customer base, have you noticed an increase in „fishing „ texts notifying of winning something, texts at all hours of day and night?
We have and they are annoying

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Krimpette — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:41:57 GMT

Nope.

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reiki604 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:45:08 GMT

Nope

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Montana — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:46:10 GMT

I am a long time Amazon customer, and I do get lots of phishing or scam emails, but I don't hold them responsible. I order from many different websites, so can't assign blame to a specific one.

Emails directly from Amazon are usually recommendations for products that might interest me. I don't mind them and often find products I like.

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shoesnbags — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:50:10 GMT

Honestly, no. Maybe you need a better Spam filter? Every once in a while I check my spam folder and I’m amazed at the amount of utter dreck that has been filtered out of my email.

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KingstonsMom — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:51:02 GMT

I don't get any emails from Amazon, other that order confirmations and shipping emails.

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qualitygal — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:54:05 GMT

Nope, not at all.

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NickNack — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:58:09 GMT

No, and I shop with Amazon every week. I doubt that Amazon has anything at all to do with your getting those texts.

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FrostyBabe1 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:00:06 GMT

No, not at all.

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LonestarBabs — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:01:37 GMT

I have noticed a LOT of SPAM since signing up with Amazon, and it seems to increase after I've logged on to shop. Not SPAM from Amazon but from others. Awful stuff in massive quantities. My virus protection is up to date and I always clear cache and cookies, use an incognito window, etc. But I do correlate the SPAM somehow to my use of Amazon. Just can't specifically connect the dots. The email address I use for my Amazon account is not one I widely use anymore.

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chrystaltree — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:01:42 GMT

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Icegoddess — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:02:35 GMT

Nope, but I also learned many years ago to have a separate E-mail account to use for all my online shopping and activities including banking.

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aroc3435 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:03:15 GMT

@Twins Mom No I haven't. Guess my e-mail filters "junk" very well.

As for "texts" I've solved that problem in a very primitive way. (I have a now several years old flip phone that AT&T forced me to "upgrade" to.) My folder is full and I never look at or delete any of it and therefore no one can text me and I don't wish to text anyone.

I don't associate any of my junk e-mail or texts from Amazon. Most of it seems to come from other sources that I can identify such as from websites that I have explored while searching for something.

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SandySparkles — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:10:32 GMT

I don't have the app so I don't get texts. I have noticed an increase in junk emails from "partners" of AMAZON. After checking my communication preferences, I see that you can opt-in or out of personalized ads based on your browsing or purchasing history, but will still receive some ads either way. Check your preferences for a more detailed explanation. Unsubscribe to as many of those emails as you can. That has drastically reduced those annoying third party emails I was receiving. I hope this helps.

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grooms — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:29:29 GMT

NOPE and I just bought something from Amazon.