Hmmm... Looks phishy to me..

[asterix]

Have just recd this email from :Amazon.co.uk [service'AT'online.com]:

Dear Customer,

We know how important account security is to you, and we've taken several steps to help keep your Amazon account information secure.
Account Verification Process.
Your Amazon Payments account is subjected to several verification procedures to maintain the highest levels of security, trust, and protection.
In order to maintain this level, we require verification of your current account.
All details are kept in strict confidence and is sent via our secure server, which encrypts all submitted information.
To proceed, you will have to complete our online verification form by download attachment.
After you have download attachment please follow the instructions carefully.
Thank you for choosing Amazon.

Nearly had me phooled..

 

[TVC]

Forward it to Amazon, I'm sure they'll be delighted.

 

[asterix]

Yup, that's a good plan.

 

[Archie_tect]

Why you not download attachment?

 

[jonny jeez]

Dont Amazon have an alert button (or is that Ebay) to report just this type of crap.

 

[fossyant]

The English broken is good eh.

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[Maz]

The English broken is good eh.

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Yeah, exactly. These scammers do all the electronic-trickery to get you to part with your heard-earned, then hastily fall at the final hurdle with really rubbish English.
"Please, now is for time to enter your username and password, for to verify you confirmation.", etc, etc..

 

[asterix]

The odd thing is that the spammers knew which email I use for Amazon. For most other things I use a different address. For all I know, even downloading the attachment could be risky never mind returning it completed.

I have sent Amazon the details and also done a malicious software check on the PC which came up clean.

 

[citybabe]

I had one from Santander Bank but it was spelt Santender so I knew it was a fake instantly.

I've also had ones from Lloyds Bank but as I don't bank with them I guess they were fraudulent too

 

[ColinJ]

The odd thing is that the spammers knew which email I use for Amazon.

They will just be blitzing a huge list of email addresses and happen to have stumbled upon the one that you use for Amazon.

I constantly get emails telling me that there is a problem with my FedEx parcel delivery. Of course, there is no such parcel but if they send the message to a million addresses, they are bound to find some people who are expecting a parcel via FedEx and some of them will fall for the scam.

I mean, I also get messages with subjects such as "Your manhood needs enhancing!" but how could they possibly know that unless someone has blabbed ...

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

A good rule of thumb is that if the email refers to you as "Dear customer/member" then it's a phising attempt.
Emails from companies who have your name will almost certainly refer to your name rather than call you a customer/member.

 

[Davidc]

The errors in language would be less obvious to anyone whose english isn't at mother tongue level or who struggles with written language.

I dislike these fraudsters enough that I do take the trouble to send them to the anti scamming people at banks and companies.