New email scam

Sunny

Sunny

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I just got a really strange email, which I'm sure is a scam. It's supposedly from Amazon, and says my desktop computer that I ordered is on the way. And my "backup account" has been charged $859.94. It has a tracking number that starts out with the usual Amazon digits. It is supposed to be delivered to some guy in another part of my state.

But I never ordered this item, and when I checked my Amazon account, there were a few other items I had ordered, but fortunately not that one. My credit card shows no such activity either.

Here's where it gets interesting: it says if there is any problem with this order, I should call this number (and gives a phone number). I think the whole thing is the bait to get me on the phone, where they can either track who-knows-what back to my own phone number, or maybe ask me questions about my credit card number. I never even opened their link.

I did call Amazon's customer service, and got a series of robots. Finally lost patience and hung up. Probably if I don't click on anything and do nothing, they will do nothing. Also, I know if such a charge shows up on my credit card, of course all I have to do is report it to the bank as a fraudulent charge.

Just wanted to warn everybody to look out for this one.
 

I get these all the time, from Amazon, PayPal; the phony PayPal ones have me supposedly buying cowboy boot, etc. and sending them to people in Indiana and all over. It's a total scam. I check every day the charges to my credit cards & PayPal account just to be safe. The fake emails I always delete, sometimes I report by forwarding on to Amazon or PayPal or whoever, sometimes I just delete, depends on the mood I'm in.
 
Sunny said:
I just got a really strange email, which I'm sure is a scam. It's supposedly from Amazon, and says my desktop computer that I ordered is on the way. And my "backup account" has been charged $859.94. It has a tracking number that starts out with the usual Amazon digits. It is supposed to be delivered to some guy in another part of my state.

But I never ordered this item, and when I checked my Amazon account, there were a few other items I had ordered, but fortunately not that one. My credit card shows no such activity either.

Here's where it gets interesting: it says if there is any problem with this order, I should call this number (and gives a phone number). I think the whole thing is the bait to get me on the phone, where they can either track who-knows-what back to my own phone number, or maybe ask me questions about my credit card number. I never even opened their link.

I did call Amazon's customer service, and got a series of robots. Finally lost patience and hung up. Probably if I don't click on anything and do nothing, they will do nothing. Also, I know if such a charge shows up on my credit card, of course all I have to do is report it to the bank as a fraudulent charge.

Just wanted to warn everybody to look out for this one.
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does the email address look like this doanthiphuong285_gmail.com
or this 7y2ynje4he3k3qc_greatapper.com
those types of addresses are always scams as a general rule.
 
They're getting sneakier now and starting to make them look like their from real people. Sometimes if they manage to get a hit on your friends pc's it will grab your email address from their contact book and email you and make it look like the email is from your friend. Just be cautious.
 
The majority of scam e-mail addresses are blatantly obvious especially If the header or URL doesn't match the official e-mail or website header or URL it's a fake. Most legitimate internet sellers have well recognized phone numbers, physical and e-mail addresses. Just in case I have a bank account that I maintain the minimum amount after a purchase just in case.
 
My spousal equivalent got an almost identical e-mail scam saying that she had ordered a costly Apple laptop, that it was on its way, and that her account had been charged, A link supposedly to Amazon was provided for “any questions.” Needless to say, she hadn’t ordered anything. I stopped her from clicking the link but advised her to go directly to the Amazon website, where no purchase activity was recorded. Scammers want to panic you to respond immediately to their false posturing so they can milk you for personal info, then drain your account.- -Don’t make their day!
 
oldpop said:
Call Amazon customer service.
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She already stated that she didn't order it and she checked her acct. so she knows it's not on there so she shouldn't need to call Amazon. It's just a fake email. All she has to do is report it as spam in her email and move on. They didn't actually bill her it's just a scare tactic to make her open the email and click a link or call make her call them.
 
That happens to me all the time. It usually is for hundreds of dollars and the person receiving it is named James Priest. I never answer and then check my purchases and nothing has been bought. I never respond to an email.
 
I am so disgusted with all this spam crapola.....I am getting porn spam on my iphone multiple time a day and last night at 3am and 4am....I've researched trying to find some way to stop this with very little results.....I did find out that it is through my email address on my phone....my email address is on icloud and imessages....I think Apple knows that this is a problem and has no way to correct.
 
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