A Very Good Amazon.com Spoof Email.

Honolulu_Blue · 05-04-2006, 06:06 PM

Dear Customer,
- Due to recent account takeovers and unauthorized listings, Amazon is requesting a new account verification procedure. From time to time, randomly selected accounts (seller and/or buyer)are placed under an advanced updating process based on merchant accounts/bank relationsand on-file credit cards. Amazon may also request in an email message scanned/faxed copies of one or more photo ID's. Your account confirmation may go wrong if your credit card/bank account has expired, or if you have changed/replaced your credit card without letting us know about the change.

Your account is not suspended, but if in 36 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to terminate your Amazon subscription.
If you received this notice and you are not an authorized Amazon account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Amazon policy to represent oneself as an 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 the link bellow:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/sign-in.html

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

Respectfully,
Amazon.com, Inc.

Amazon sent this e-mail to you because your Notification Preferences indicate that you want to receive information about Special Events & Promotions. Amazon will request personal data (password, credit card/bank numbers) only on our home site, wich is securely incrypted with SLL.

I just received the above e-mail from: [email protected].

It looks very official, as does the link it sends you too.

Keep on the lookout.

cartman · 05-04-2006, 06:12 PM

That's why it is a good idea to always hover the mouse pointer over a link before clicking, to make sure what the link says is the same address it is going to send you to. The example from above really will send you to hxxp://p7.hostingprod.com/@mortworld.com/tmp/index.php instead of an Amazon page.

DaddyTorgo · 05-04-2006, 06:24 PM

hope you reported it to amazon. i'd think with their clout they'll get on it nice and quick

Sublime 2 · 05-04-2006, 06:34 PM

Yeah, I got something just like this from PayPal (or Netteller) a couple weeks back. I just used the "hover method" as cartman said.

Greyroofoo · 05-04-2006, 06:35 PM

Boy, good think I re-submitted all my information to Amazon! Would be teH sUxxoRz if Amazon terminated my account!

Deattribution · 05-04-2006, 06:36 PM

A ton of in-experienced computer users fall for these things though.

Greyroofoo · 05-04-2006, 06:38 PM

Dola! I just got an e-mail saying someone in Nigeria wants my bank account so they can deposit millions of dollars! Its funny when distant relatives show up ain't it?

Looks like its the good life for me now on suckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maple Leafs · 05-04-2006, 07:07 PM

My god, one of the spoofers finally found an english-speaker to write their e-mail for them. We are all doomed.

DaddyTorgo · 05-04-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

My god, one of the spoofers finally found an english-speaker to write their e-mail for them. We are all doomed.

that was my thought too. we'll have to wait for a Quicksand judgement, but i didn't notice any poor grammar or misspelling in it.

Maple Leafs · 05-04-2006, 07:15 PM

They did miss a space after the close bracket.

Grid Iron · 05-04-2006, 07:28 PM

I just submitted 5 credit card #s belonging to card holder Fuck U Asshole.

Draft Dodger · 05-04-2006, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

My god, one of the spoofers finally found an english-speaker to write their e-mail for them. We are all doomed.

ROFL

sabotai · 05-04-2006, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

that was my thought too. we'll have to wait for a Quicksand judgement, but i didn't notice any poor grammar or misspelling in it.

Something looks wrong here:

To confirm your identity with us click the link bellow:

DaddyTorgo · 05-04-2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotai

Something looks wrong here:

To confirm your identity with us click the link bellow:

whoops. well i didn't read it THAT closely, as usually it's more than just one spelling error that gives those emails away.

Desnudo · 05-04-2006, 08:03 PM

"Your account confirmation may go wrong if your credit card/bank account has expired"

Close, but I don't think a legit company would use the term "go wrong" to describe something like that. Not very official. Also, who's bank account expires?

GoldenEagle · 05-04-2006, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

My god, one of the spoofers finally found an english-speaker to write their e-mail for them. We are all doomed.

I thought the wording was poor.

Vinatieri for Prez · 05-04-2006, 08:54 PM

Yeah, apart from a few spelling errors, the grammar/syntax was horrible.

In fact, the following passage doesn't even make sense:

"If you received this notice and you are not an authorized Amazon account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Amazon policy to represent oneself as an Amazon user." Ok, you sent an email to someone who is not an Amazon user and they're breaking the law because you did that (that is essentially what they're saying)????????

The rule of thumb: if the email is unsolicited and is a form letter - never respond. Pretty simple.

sabotai · 05-04-2006, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

whoops. well i didn't read it THAT closely, as usually it's more than just one spelling error that gives those emails away.

Yeah, normally it would have looked like this:

2 conform ur identiitity wit us clik teh lynk 3elow:

WVUFAN · 05-04-2006, 09:39 PM

Thanks for the info, Honolulu.

I'm sending you a PM. I work for Amazon.com, and I'd like you to send that email to a specific place.

05-04-2006, 06:12 PM	#2
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	That's why it is a good idea to always hover the mouse pointer over a link before clicking, to make sure what the link says is the same address it is going to send you to. The example from above really will send you to hxxp://p7.hostingprod.com/@mortworld.com/tmp/index.php instead of an Amazon page. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

05-04-2006, 06:34 PM	#4
Sublime 2 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Hampshire	Yeah, I got something just like this from PayPal (or Netteller) a couple weeks back. I just used the "hover method" as cartman said. Last edited by Sublime 2 : 05-04-2006 at 06:34 PM.

05-04-2006, 07:07 PM	#8
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	My god, one of the spoofers finally found an english-speaker to write their e-mail for them. We are all doomed. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

05-04-2006, 07:15 PM	#10
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	They did miss a space after the close bracket. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

05-04-2006, 07:28 PM	#11
Grid Iron Ice Cream Man Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bay Area	I just submitted 5 credit card #s belonging to card holder Fuck U Asshole. __________________ Follow the story of the Oregon Ice of the Continental Football League.

05-04-2006, 06:24 PM	#3
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	hope you reported it to amazon. i'd think with their clout they'll get on it nice and quick

05-04-2006, 06:35 PM	#5
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	Boy, good think I re-submitted all my information to Amazon! Would be teH sUxxoRz if Amazon terminated my account!

05-04-2006, 06:36 PM	#6
Deattribution College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2003	A ton of in-experienced computer users fall for these things though.

05-04-2006, 06:38 PM	#7
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	Dola! I just got an e-mail saying someone in Nigeria wants my bank account so they can deposit millions of dollars! Its funny when distant relatives show up ain't it? Looks like its the good life for me now on suckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05-04-2006, 08:03 PM	#15
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	"Your account confirmation may go wrong if your credit card/bank account has expired" Close, but I don't think a legit company would use the term "go wrong" to describe something like that. Not very official. Also, who's bank account expires? Last edited by Desnudo : 05-04-2006 at 08:03 PM.

05-04-2006, 08:54 PM	#17
Vinatieri for Prez College Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle	Yeah, apart from a few spelling errors, the grammar/syntax was horrible. In fact, the following passage doesn't even make sense: "If you received this notice and you are not an authorized Amazon account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Amazon policy to represent oneself as an Amazon user." Ok, you sent an email to someone who is not an Amazon user and they're breaking the law because you did that (that is essentially what they're saying)???????? The rule of thumb: if the email is unsolicited and is a form letter - never respond. Pretty simple. Last edited by Vinatieri for Prez : 05-04-2006 at 08:56 PM.

05-04-2006, 09:39 PM	#19
WVUFAN College Starter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Huntington, WV	Thanks for the info, Honolulu. I'm sending you a PM. I work for Amazon.com, and I'd like you to send that email to a specific place. __________________

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