Amazon Account Locked Email Scam - Phishing for Your Identity

Phishing - Amazon Reminder Account Review Needed Scam
Redirects to spoofed (Fake) website:  https://pxlme.me

You may have received an email like one of the samples below that looks very authentic, like they came from Amazon.com. These emails were not sent by Amazon.com; Amazon.com is a victim as well. If you receive an email similar to the one below, DO NOT click on the link, and do not enter any information on the forms there. You can see another example here.

The website that the link leads to is a spoof; a fake website, not created by Amazon.com. It goes to https://me2.do/ not Amazon.com! When you enter the information they ask for, you will simply be handing the thieves the keys to your bank accounts.  That is how spoofing and phishing works.

Notice that the "check now" button has a link to a website in Montenegro, https://pxlme.me. Surely, you don't think Amazon operates out of a small impoverished country in the Balkans near Serbia and Bosnia? Amazon doesn't, but scammers do!

Remember, no reputable business would send you an email requesting your personal account information. Any such email you receive asking for this information should be considered phony and brought to the attention of the business being 'phished'.

Anytime you need to go to a website for your bank, credit card companies or other personal, financial or confidential information; do not follow a link in an email; just type their address in your browser directly (such as www.Amazon.com. )

Below are actual phishing emails that started circulating in early 2007. We have put a warning over the links to the phisher's website.

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From: bmptaaimcvbux22-4gph7edqtdq9dhtg@nike.com
Date: January 5, 2023 at 10:19:30 PM EST
To:
Subject: Reminder: Account Review Needed
or
 ឴R឴em឴in￱d͏er ឴: Ac￱count Rev￱iew Ne឴ed឴ed



G𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇, 𝖶𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝖶𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗎𝖾𝗋. 𝖳𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗎𝖾, 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖿𝗒 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾, 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗇𝗎𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖽. 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖾𝖽, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗉𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗎𝖾𝗋.   𝖢𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗄 𝖭𝗈𝗐     I𝖿 𝗐𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇 3 𝖽𝖺𝗒𝗌, 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖽. 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍 𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗍𝖾. 𝖶𝖾 𝖺𝗌𝗄 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝖻𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗒𝖾𝖽. 𝖶𝖾 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. B𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗌, 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇 S𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖾 T𝖾𝖺𝗆     © 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇, 𝖨𝗇𝖼. 𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖠𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽. 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇, 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇.𝖼𝗈𝗆, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝟣-𝖢𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇.𝖼𝗈𝗆, 𝖨𝗇𝖼. 𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌. Reference: 463066966

 

 

Report the scam to Amazon

To report a scam email to Amazon, submit a scam report to Amazon.

You may also forward phishing emails and other suspected forgeries directly to Amazon at stop-spoofing@amazon.com.

Amazon also has the following direct links for specific situations based on how you have responded to email.

• I have not shared any information
• I have shared Amazon account information
• I have shared Banking information
• I have given remote access to my computer/devices
• I have shared other information

Report unsolicited packages received

• Unsolicited package received

Report Gift Card Fraud/Abuse

• Common Gift Card Scams

 

Protect yourself

Do not unsubscribe: Never follow instructions contained in a forged email that claim to provide a method for unsubscribing. Many spammers use these unsubscribe processes to create a list of valid, working email addresses. Use the features in Seller Central to track your orders: The Sold, Ship Now email notification is a useful tool. However, you can find the most accurate and up-to-date information for your orders using the Manage Orders feature in your seller account.
If an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is: Sometimes phisher emails will offer you deals, such as a discount or a free item, in return for completing a simple task, (for example, signing in to your seller account). We recommend that you never sign in to your seller account by clicking on a link embedded in email.

See this page for Amazon's tips

Do not:

• Call the telephone number.
• It might be a for-fee premium-line scam similar to a 900 number that could cost you money. Also, by calling, you are confirming that your telephone number is real and you are a potential idiot, meaning you will get many more scam calls in the future.
• Click on any links in the email.
  You may be installing malware. And by clicking on the links, you confirm that your email address is active and being read. you will see a big increase in future scam emails.
• Reply to the email. Again, you will just be confirming that your email address is real. Just delete the email.