Fake email from Amazon

[dimity_blue]

I got an email today, supposedly from Amazon.co.uk, that claimed:

~~~
Dear customer your account has been schedule for a quick review.

This will help you to protect your account in the future, and this process does not take more than 5 minutes.

To proceed, kindly confirm your account information by using the following instructions that will be required.

To get started, please use the link below.
www.amzon.co.uk/updatemyaccountinformation
~~~

Yeah, right. Amazingly, the link goes to:
http://alpinionitalia.it/wp-content/themes/alp/cache/amazon/index.htm

Nice try, phishers, nice try.

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

They do try, don't they?! *shakes head*

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

They try and fail. I clicked on the link and reported the page as a web forgery, then forwarded the email to Amazon. :oD

[sammason.livejournal.com]

SCAM SCAM SCAM! I'm glad you didn't fall for it. Is there anywhere to which you can report this scam?

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I forwarded the email to Amazon. I should think they'll be able to deal with the scammer. :oD

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is, some people will fall for it...

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Not with that link, they won't. I reported the page as a forgery and it's already been blocked.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Good call :)