{"id":872,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=872"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Amazon-'Account-Access-Limited'-Phishing-Scam-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=872","title":{"rendered":"Amazon &#8216;Account Access Limited&#8217; Phishing Scam Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This email, which purports to be from the Amazon Accounts Team, claims that your Amazon account has been limited after a security check. \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Supposedly, there is a problem with your account and you must confirm some of your information. The email urges you to click a &#8220;Verify Now&#8221; button to supply the information and activate your account.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from Amazon and your account access has not been limited as claimed. \u00a0 Instead, the email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the button, you will be taken to a fraudulent website designed to look like a real Amazon web page. Once on the fake page, you will be asked to log in and then supply your credit card details and other \u00a0personal information.<\/p>\n<p>After you supply the requested details on the fake site, you&#8217;ll see a message claiming that you have successfully verified the account and lifted the access limit.<\/p>\n<p>But, now, the scammers can collect the information you supplied and use it to hijack your Amazon account, commit credit card fraud, and steal your identity. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Criminals continually target Amazon customers with <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/\">scam emails like this one<\/a>. \u00a0 It is always safest to login to your Amazon account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html?nodeId=201127830\">report Amazon phishing scams<\/a> via the reporting email address listed on the company&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>Subject: Important Information from Amazon<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Dear Customer, \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>As \u00a0Amazon account holder, and valued customer, \u00a0due to security check<\/p>\n<p>Your account access has been limited for the following reason<span class=\"m_-6785953179003869822x_x_Apple-converted-space\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We need to confirm some of your account information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">face a problem in the the account . And for that you must follow the steps To activate the account.<br \/>\nVerify Now<\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sincerly<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Amazon \u00a0Accounts Team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-account-access-limited-phishing-scam-email\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,279\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1-300x105.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11157\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon Verify Account Phishing Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1-768x268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1-500x174.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/amazon-verify-account-phishing-scam-2017-1-585x204.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-account-access-limited-phishing-scam-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-account-access-limited-phishing-scam-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This email, which purports to be from the Amazon Accounts Team, claims that your Amazon account has been limited after a security check. \u00a0 \u00a0 Supposedly, there is a problem with your account and you must confirm some of your information. 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