ProfMoneyWise
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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has received reports recently of emails, appearing to come from Amazon.com customer service, with the subject line "Thank you for your order." The message contains the Amazon.com logo and looks legitimate in other ways, at least on the surface.
The email lists an order number, total price, and a link to view the order. Someone receiving the message who had not ordered anything might click the link to see what items he or she has mistakenly been charged. Someone who actually ordered something from Amazon might click the link because the price and item description most likely would be different from what they ordered.
Anyone who clicks on the link would be sent to a fake site where an attempt would be made to steal his or her personal information, including, but not limited to, debit card numbers, bank account information, and sensitive passwords.
It goes without saying you shouldn't click on the link. Amazon.com requests that anyone receiving one of these bogus emails forward it to stop-spoofing@amazon.com.
Amazon.com said it never asks for Social Security numbers, tax identification numbers or other personal information as part of its transactions. Amazon.com also said it never asks its customers to confirm account information by clicking on an email link.
The email lists an order number, total price, and a link to view the order. Someone receiving the message who had not ordered anything might click the link to see what items he or she has mistakenly been charged. Someone who actually ordered something from Amazon might click the link because the price and item description most likely would be different from what they ordered.
Anyone who clicks on the link would be sent to a fake site where an attempt would be made to steal his or her personal information, including, but not limited to, debit card numbers, bank account information, and sensitive passwords.
It goes without saying you shouldn't click on the link. Amazon.com requests that anyone receiving one of these bogus emails forward it to stop-spoofing@amazon.com.
Amazon.com said it never asks for Social Security numbers, tax identification numbers or other personal information as part of its transactions. Amazon.com also said it never asks its customers to confirm account information by clicking on an email link.
