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AMAZON SCAM
self | April 09, 2010 | swampsniper

Posted on 04/09/2010 4:19:16 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER

Just got this email, didn't and won't open the attachment, this is a new one to me.

Hi!

Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com We have successfully received your payment.

Your order has been shipped to your billing address.

You have ordered " Nokia N73 "

You can find your tracking number in attached to the e-mail document.

Print the postal label to get your package.

We hope you enjoy your order! Amazon.com


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: scam
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1 posted on 04/09/2010 4:19:17 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I got something similar the other day but didn’t bother to open it because I don’t have anything on order.

Mine was camera equipment too.


2 posted on 04/09/2010 4:21:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Very poor attempt at a scam.


3 posted on 04/09/2010 4:21:28 PM PDT by ParityErr (It's impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Delete it.


4 posted on 04/09/2010 4:22:43 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: ParityErr

Um...what’s the scam?


5 posted on 04/09/2010 4:23:18 PM PDT by Krankor (nO)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Scam i think you are pulling the scam you want us to check out the Nokia N73...
When did you start working for Nokia?? :>)


6 posted on 04/09/2010 4:23:36 PM PDT by GSP.FAN (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.)
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To: Cindy

It’s gone, I haven’t ordered anything for a couple of months anyway.


7 posted on 04/09/2010 4:23:46 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

A company as big as Amazon could surely pull off something less pethetic than that.


8 posted on 04/09/2010 4:24:11 PM PDT by cake_crumb (President Reagan on ObieCare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs&feature=player_embedded#)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I have been shopping for Amazon since the day they went online and I have never been scammed by them. You were probably scammed by someone else using the Amason logo. You may want to call Amazon for a spoofing attack.


9 posted on 04/09/2010 4:24:19 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
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To: Krankor
Um...what’s the scam?

Trying to make him open up the attachment which is more then likely a virus or Trojan.

10 posted on 04/09/2010 4:24:58 PM PDT by ParityErr (It's impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Attachment is a virus. Don’t open it.

Shift+Delete ASAP


11 posted on 04/09/2010 4:25:06 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Amazon (I’m very sure) would love you for forwarding it with all information intact to their fraud department.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=15836841


12 posted on 04/09/2010 4:25:11 PM PDT by Ingtar (Congress: proof that Entropy trumps Evolution)
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To: sonofstrangelove

I know it isn’t Amazon, they are good to deal with and honest.


13 posted on 04/09/2010 4:25:30 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Crude attempt at a phishing scam. has nothing to do with amazon. Delete and forget but DON’T click the link!


14 posted on 04/09/2010 4:26:51 PM PDT by ohiobuckeye1997
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

You were a victim of a spoofing attack. You may want to contact Amazon and report it. You may want to check you computer for Trojan Horses or viruses


15 posted on 04/09/2010 4:27:06 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
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To: GSP.FAN

I don’t work for anyone, I’m done paying income taxes!


16 posted on 04/09/2010 4:27:09 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: ParityErr

Oh.


17 posted on 04/09/2010 4:27:11 PM PDT by Krankor (nO)
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To: sonofstrangelove

Me too. I’m such a good customer, most of the stuff I buy for myself is with reward points.


18 posted on 04/09/2010 4:27:36 PM PDT by cake_crumb (President Reagan on ObieCare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs&feature=player_embedded#)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
I know it isn’t Amazon, they are good to deal with and honest.

You might also want to ask the Mods to change the title of this thread, as it reads now as if it's Amazon pulling a scam

19 posted on 04/09/2010 4:29:50 PM PDT by Mr_Moonlight
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Print the postal label to get your package.

Right up until that part, it sounded like a legitimate notice from Amazon, that could be evidence someone had hacked your Amazon account and bought something to be shipped to themselves with it. One of the main reasons online retailers and financial institutions routinely send out confirmation e-mails is so you'll be alerted if your account is being used by an unauthorized party. But when you get a message that sounds like that might the case, of course you should always go directly to the retailers site and contact them that way, not click on a link in the e-mail.

20 posted on 04/09/2010 4:30:01 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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