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**WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

FYI had x3 amazon phishing emails.


Copy of the text:

Dear Costumer,

Greetings from Amazon.com

We received a request to update your account associated with this e-mail address. This is a request from our server, please follow the instructions below.

Click the link below to continue using our secure server:


Click here


Once you have returned to Amazon.com, we will give instructions to continue to your account.

Thanks for visiting Amazon.com!

Note: this e-mail was sent from a notification-only e-mail address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.



Sneaky little turds.


Be very careful with incoming emails.

:mad: :nono: :mad:

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

I am getting about 5 phishing PP wannabies a year per account...
Best is to have a look at the sender in details

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

I agree.


I even check the 'real' one to make sure there is no trap.

:mad:

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

If the email says: Dear Costumer, they should really do better. :lol:

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

And, NEVER, EVER click on a link in an email that wants you to verify any personal information. If you get a request for information from eBay, Amazon or PayPal, just log in the normal way through your browser. If there TRULY is an issue, you will have a message waiting for you in their system.

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

In view of a couple of emails posted here from other users, there has been a considerable slip in the standards.

Still cringeworthy the efforts made .

:mad:

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

I've seen similar scams with Bank of America. They capture your user name and password. So Green Bean, is this something you should tell Amazon or is it a good idea to not have a person peeking at your account while they are answering your email. I always wonder, I try to keep my communication at a minimal because I'm afraid of them prying.

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

you could always send it anonymously

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

In this situation yes. However, sometimes I need to contact them about an issue on the accounts and am afraid to do so. I understand that employees at Amazon are compartmentalized and may not even be trained to look at a seller account, but don't know if they get some prompt or something about possible linking etc...

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

As luck would have it, one was mah genuine real mccoy account.

Bar stewards did not even acknowledge the email.

Although, they do state this.

Preferable to send them info to catch the ratbags.

:ranger:

Re: **WARNING** phishing emails re billing address
 

Reinvention of the English language - COST-umer indeed.

We get these spam up here for BMO, RBC, CIBC banks so heads up if you use them