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Old 05-07-2012, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by auniqueview View Post
I got one on my yahoo account, and wrote Amazon telling them that I do not and will not have an account using that address. I didn't know if it was someone scamming, or someone who had hacked my yahoo, and was using it to purchase items. I had to change my password recently because someone used it to send out emails.
Since Amazon didn't actually send you that email, what was the point to emailing them?
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen View Post
Since Amazon didn't actually send you that email, what was the point to emailing them?
As I said, my email account had recently been hacked. And with all the identity theft going on, it seemed prudent to stop any problems along that line before they start. A little preventative medicine, as it were. I was not sure that someone had not decided to hack my email and use it to make purchases, routing the items to them. Then, when the email was checked...guess whose name would come up connected to it? That is why I emailed Amazon about it. Now, should any problems arise, I am good. Does that explain it for you?
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Old 05-08-2012, 01:07 AM
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I got the one from amazon.com too, cancelling an order that was dated for the next day, lol.
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Old 05-08-2012, 02:36 AM
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I got the Amazon one yesterday, too!
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Old 05-08-2012, 03:25 AM
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I get them everyday too. I wondered if I should contact the companies! Thank goodness I keep deleting them!!!
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Old 05-08-2012, 03:44 AM
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I just got one and clicked on it to see what it would say. When you hover over the link that is supposed to take you to Amazon, if you look in the lower left corner of your screen, it will really take you to this website.

dorlak.gorodok.net/adolphus

Sounds like something from a sci-fi movie!! Definitely not Amazon. This is so easy to do, don't know why everyone does not check it out before clicking on a link.

Of course if you did click on the link, it would look like you were on Amazon, even in the address bar. They have a way of faking those things. But so far they can't fake what you see when you hover over the link.
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