{"id":874,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=874"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Amazon-'Security-Enhancement-Protocol'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=874","title":{"rendered":"Amazon &#8216;Security Enhancement Protocol&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, which purports to be from Amazon, the company has observed \u00a0multiple login attempt \u00a0errors on your account during it&#8217;s &#8220;usual security enhancement protocol.&#8221; \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, Amazon is concerned that someone other than you has been trying to access your account. Therefore, claims the email, Amazon has suspended your account for security reasons and your access will be restricted until you click to update your details.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from Amazon and the claim that your account has been suspended is untrue. Instead, it is a <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-anti-phishing-information\/\">phishing scam<\/a> designed to steal your Amazon \u00a0account login details and a large \u00a0amount of your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<h2>Here&#8217;s what the scam email looks like:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Dear Amazon.com Customer,<\/p>\n<p>During our usual security enhancement protocol, we observed multiple login attempt error while login in to your online Amazon account.<br \/>\nWe have believed that someone other than you is trying to access your account for security reasons,<br \/>\nwe have temporarily suspend your account and your access to online Amazon and will be restricted if you fail to update.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,477\" 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-multiple-login-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1-300x179.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon Phishing Scam Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1-500x298.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-multiple-login-scam-1-585x349.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Clicking on the email opens a fake Amazon website<\/h2>\n<p>The message arrives as an image, so clicking anywhere on the email opens a fraudulent website designed to emulate an Amazon login page. The scam landing page looks like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/fake-amazon-login-page\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"770,492\" 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=\"fake-amazon-login-page\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page-300x192.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8804\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Amazon Login Page\" width=\"770\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page-500x319.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fake-amazon-login-page-585x374.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After hitting the &#8220;sign in&#8221; button on the fake site, the following message will appear in your browser:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,563\" 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-unlock-access-scam-page-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1-300x211.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon Unlock Access Scam Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1-500x352.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-unlock-access-scam-page-1-585x412.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you click the &#8220;Unlock&#8221; link as instructed, you will next be taken through a series of forms that ask for your personal and financial information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,884\" 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-identity-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1-271x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8806\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon Fake Verify Identity Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1-500x553.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-1-585x646.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,906\" 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-identity-scam-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2-265x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8807\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Second Fake Verify Identity Form\" width=\"800\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2-768x870.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2-500x566.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/amazon-verify-identity-scam-2-585x663.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will then see a final message claiming that you have successfully updated your details and lifted the supposed account \u00a0suspension.<\/p>\n<h3>Scammers Can Use the Stolen Information to Commit Fraud and Identity Theft<\/h3>\n<p>The criminals who sent out the scam email can now use the information you supplied to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hijack your Amazon account and use it to make purchases.<\/li>\n<li>Make fraudulent transactions with your credit card.<\/li>\n<li>Attempt to steal your identity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Scammers Regularly Target Amazon Customers<\/h3>\n<p>Amazon phishing scams are <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-notice-phishing-scam-email\/\">very common<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/action-required-amazon-scam-email\/\">take many forms<\/a>.  \u00a0Be wary of any message that purports to be from Amazon and claims that you must click a link or open an attached file to avoid an account suspension,  \u00a0update information, or rectify a supposed problem.<\/p>\n<p>It is always safest to login to your Amazon account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via an official app rather than by following a link in a message.<\/p>\n<p>The Amazon website \u00a0<a title=\"About Identifying Whether an E-mail is from Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html\/ref=hp_left_v4_sib?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=15835501\">includes information<\/a> \u00a0about how to identify and report such phishing scams.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive this email or \u00a0one similar to it, do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains. \u00a0<\/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>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/amazon-security-enhancement-protocol-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, which purports to be from Amazon, the company has observed \u00a0multiple login attempt \u00a0errors on your account during it&#8217;s &#8220;usual security enhancement protocol.&#8221; \u00a0 Supposedly, Amazon is concerned that someone other than you has been trying to access your account. Therefore, claims the email, Amazon has suspended your account for security [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}