Amazon Account Suspension Phishing Scam

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Date: 9 February 2007
From: "Amazon" <account-update@amazon-onlineupdate.com>
Subject: Dear amazon.com customer

Dear amazon.com costumer,

We regret to inform you that your Amazon account could be suspended if you don't resolve your problems.
Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings, we have temporarily suspended activity on your account in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. If you believe that this action may have been taken in error, or, if you feel that your account may have been tampered with, please contact our Live Help team so that we can provide additional information and work with you to resolve this issue.

You can reach the Account Theft Live Help team by clicking the "Security Center" link located below on this page You will have to complete the form below and you will receive our email in 12 hours after clicking "Sign In" link:

http://update.amazon.com/?sahj=wqyyy&sas=w377sahsa&id=34786837dhd

Complete the form below , with all your correct information wroted by you last time you changed / updated your account .

Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your
agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to Amazon.

Regards,

Safeharbor Department
Amazon, Inc.

Verify your identity

All information is required and is kept confidential in accordance with amazon.com Privacy Policy.

Your credit/debit card and checking account information is used to verify your identity.

Below are quotes from the e-mail, illustrating how ridiculous the scammers can be and how easy it is to spot the fraud:

'including possible unauthorized listings' - No professional organisation will ever be as vague as this.

'You will have to complete the form below and you will receive our email in 12 hours after clicking "Sign In" link:' - You will receive an e-mail because you clicked on the link, not because you completed the form. Now that is what we call customer service.

'Complete the form below , with all your correct information wroted by you last time you changed / updated your account'. - What form? There is no such word as "wroted" and since they only want your correct information, we assume that they are not interested in your incorrect information.

Do you really believe Amazon will send their customers junk like this?

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