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Amazon| Verified by Amazon | Security
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Scam Report
Date Reported: 23rd September 2005 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Amazon| Verified by Amazon | Security Information
Apparent Sender:
 Amazon Whats this?
Return Address:
 Amazon Security Information < payments-security@amazon.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.payments-security-amazon-exec-obidos -sign-in-html.com/ Whats this?
Location:
 CA, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-1282
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Amazon by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • Amazon never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website has been chosen to look very similar to the actual Amazon URL. Do not be fooled!
     
Content
 
 
 
"We recently noticed one or more attempts to use your Amazon account for a foreign IP address, to sell a lot of goods from www.amazon.com, and we have reasons to believe that your Amazon account was hijacked by a third party without your notification."

Dear AMAZON customer,

We recently noticed one or more attempts to use your Amazon account for a foreign IP address, to sell a lot of goods from www.amazon.com, and we have reasons to believe that your Amazon account was hijacked by a third party without your notification.

If you recently use your Amazon account while traveling to a foreign country, the unusual use attempts may have been made by you.

However if you are the rightful owner of the Amazon account, click on the link below and submit as we are truing to verify your credit card information.

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http://www.payments-security-amazon- exec-obidos-sign-in-html.com
(To complete the verification process you must fill in all the required fields)

The Amazon account attempt was made from :

IP: 210.117.148.68 ISP Host: hy0.chonbuk.ac.kr

***IF YOU CHOSE TO IGNORE OUR REQUEST, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND YOUR AMAZON ACCOUNT.

We apreciate your support and understanding, as we work togeder to keep amazon market a safe place to trade. Thank you for your attention on this serious matter and we apologize.

Regards,
Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO

This message was generated automatically, please do not reply to it. Amazon treats your personal information with the utmost care, and our Privacy Policy is designed to protect you and your information.
 
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