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odd amazon email

esmerelda — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:27:24 GMT

Got an email from "amazon" about an order I placed May 3, about when it would be delivered.

First...I didn't order anything May 3.

Second...all my orders have been received except the one I placed yesterday.

Third..."Order details and invoice in attached file."

Yeah...I don't think so.

Anyone else?

Re: odd amazon email

minkbunny — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:29:01 GMT

No.

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scotttie — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:29:19 GMT

You know better than to open this, right?

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gardenman — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:31:22 GMT

It's definitely malware trying to get you to bite. Toss it away and forget about it. Computers have become quite secure these days so the bad guys now have to try and trick people into downloading their malware.

Re: odd amazon email

esmerelda — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:33:55 GMT

Oh yeah, I'm sure it's trouble.

From amazon re: suspicious email:

Note: If the "from" line of the e-mail contains an Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than @amazon.com, then it's a fraudulent e-mail.

There's more, but that pretty much draws the line between real and not real.

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voyager1980 — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:34:31 GMT

No I haven't but I'm REALLY suspicious of all emails these days

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scotttie — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:38:31 GMT

On 5/26/2014 esmerelda said:
Oh yeah, I'm sure it's trouble.

From amazon re: suspicious email:

Note: If the "from" line of the e-mail contains an Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than @amazon.com, then it's a fraudulent e-mail.

There's more, but that pretty much draws the line between real and not real.

And they are VERY good at making it look legit.

I get regular notices from my credit card as to my card balance, due date, etc. I don't even click on the links in those. If I want to check on things, I type in the address myself.

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Mistic — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:38:47 GMT

Weird. I got one today (in Junk Box)) that said Amazon Review...Please review...It was an item I had never heard of. Dump.

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muttmom — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:42:54 GMT

I receive these on my yahoo account. My yahoo account is not the one listed on my Amazon account.

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esmerelda — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:06:12 GMT

On 5/26/2014 minkbunny said:
No.

Good to see you back. It was a little boring without you.

And it means the cowboy is on the mend.

A win-win.

Re: odd amazon email

Krimpette — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:18:29 GMT

I got one today also and forwarded it to stop-spoofing@amazon.com.

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minkbunny — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:23:16 GMT

On 5/26/2014 esmerelda said:
On 5/26/2014 minkbunny said:
No.

Good to see you back. It was a little boring without you.

And it means the cowboy is on the mend.

A win-win.

Thank you very much.

Re: odd amazon email

chickenbutt — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:28:03 GMT

You should be able to tell that this isn't a legit email, so don't even open it! Some of these can have stuff in it that is released just when you open the email.

I got one in an email address that I've never even used with Amazon but, even so, it was clearly not like any other Amazon email as far as the subject line. It went right to the 'spam' folder, so that was good.

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Chalcedony — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:51:29 GMT

I've received two in the last two days. Both were sent from an email address in India, I think (.in suffix?)

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Pook — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:00:18 GMT

Call Amazon. When I got one they asked me to forward it to them as they wanted to know about any fraudulent attempts.

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PuppyBreath — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:08:16 GMT

On 5/26/2014 Pook said:
Call Amazon. When I got one they asked me to forward it to them as they wanted to know about any fraudulent attempts.

That is what I was going to suggest. Even my bank wants them forwarded to them.

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colliemom4 — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:32:00 GMT

I got an odd one from an Amazon seller recently. They asked me to give them a review when I already had. I deleted it.

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jlkz — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:35:58 GMT

Just called Amazon.com and they said this was the 4th caller with the same two order #'s. Forwarded it to stop-spoofing@amazon.com. Posted this on Beauty Banter and Electronics just in case someone might miss it on VP.

Re: odd amazon email

dooBdoo — Tue, 27 May 2014 02:38:44 GMT

Thanks for posting this, esmerelda. It's good to bring this to everyone's attention, imo.

These emails were prolific back in December 2013 (no doubt capitalizing on all the Christmas shopping) and they're back.

Here are 2 good articles from December:

Amazon 'Order Details' Malware Email

(link goes to: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amazon-order-details-malware.shtml)

and

Amazon Invoice Malware Spam run Continues

(link goes to: http://blog.malwarebytes.org/fraud-scam/2013/12/amazon-invoice-malware-spamrun-continues/)

Re: odd amazon email

Lucky Charm — Tue, 27 May 2014 02:56:36 GMT

I got that email from Amazon and knew it was bogus as I've never ordered from Amazon. Deleted it and trashed it.

I also go one from the United Nations. Oh do they want my input?