Amazon.com Email Scam - Phishing for Your Identity

Phishing - The Amazon.com Email Scam
Amazon Account Locked Your account is on hold due to a billing issue
Redirects to spoofed (Fake) website: https://me2.do/

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.

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. )

If you wish to report a suspicious email claiming to be from Amazon that you believe is a forgery, you may submit a report. You may also forward phishing emails and other suspected forgeries directly to stop-spoofing@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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Dear Amazon member,

 

Oh no, your Account on hold due to a billing issue

 

  Update Payment Information  

 

 

Hello User, We weren't able to process billing payment due to a problem with your card. This means your account are on hold.  Please update your payment information within the next 6 days to continue.  Thank you, Amazon.com Customer Service

Amazon offers the following advice and steps to take

Amazon says (quoting below from this Amazon reporting scams page)
To report suspicious communications including: Emails, Phone Calls or Text Messages, please select the appropriate link below, based on how you have responded to the suspicious communication.

Report suspicious phone call, email or SMS/text message

Select an option below based on how you have responded to the suspicious communication.

• 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

 

For more information about phishing, see this page.