Amazon Phishing scam - BEWARE!

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: John Nigro <jnigro () bestimage com>
Date: December 2, 2005 3:38:35 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Amazon Phishing scam - BEWARE!

Dave –



Please post (and edit if need be) if you deem worthy.



John Nigro

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I just received an email to my hotmail account from payments- 
messages () amazon com with the following text:



Greetings from Amazon Payments.

Your bank has contacted us regarding some attempts of charges from  
your credit card via the Amazon system. We have reasons to believe  
that you changed your registration information or that someone else  
has unauthorized access to your Amazon account Due to recent  
activity, including possible unauthorized listings placed on your  
account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with  
us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your  
account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this  
message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend  
your Amazon registration. If you received this notice and you are not  
the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in  
violation of Amazon policy to represent oneself as another Amazon  
user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or  
international law. Amazon is committed to assist law enforcement with  
any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal  
information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information  
will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure  
that perpetrators are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.




To confirm your identity with us click here:

<link>

Here was a link that went to a very realistic page asking for me to  
first sign in, then for my CC#, PIN#, address, etc. I almost started  
to do so and then saw that the page was http:// and not https:// -  
and was not secure.

THIS IS A PHISHING SCAM! – DO NOT even sign in – they will then have  
your log-in info. I have already changed my Amazon password and  
recommend you do too, even if you don’t get one of these.



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