Some convincing forged emails coming in
I’ve been seeing some very convincing forged emails allegedly from Amazon.com.
If you didn’t order anything, and you get an email confirmation, chances are it’s the scam I’m seeing. Even if you did order something, it’s possible to get this scam email mixed in with your own legitimate Amazon.com correspondence.
The object is to get you to enter your password at the scammer’s forged site. Most people store their credit cards and billing info with Amazon. Hacking your Amazon account can allow others to buy things at your expense and possibly export your personal information. Also, if you use the same password for Amazon as for other things, responding to the scam can open up your accounts at other web sites.
Just receiving the email is no danger. Clicking on the links in the email is a danger to your information security.
It’s important to remember that clicking links in received emails, even when you think you know the sender is a dangerous proposition. Much better to type the name of the site into your browser.
Please be careful to practice safe computing.
Comment from angel
Time July 19, 2010 at 12:33 pm
My son has had his email account attacked, because he used to play WOW. They want to get in and they will go after his “treasure” or something? Very weird, if you ask me. Thankfully, he no longer plays, so even if they got in, they won’t get anything because it is inactive. Thanks for the reminder, it never hurts to bring it to people’s attention. Hope you are well.