{"id":893,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=893"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"American-Express-'Unusual-Activity'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=893","title":{"rendered":"American Express &#8216;Unusual Activity&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, unusual activity on your American Express account has raised security concerns and you need to click a link to login and secure your account.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-5\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, the email is certainly not from AmEx. It is a typical phishing scam designed to trick you into divulging your personal and financial information to cybercriminals. Clicking the link takes you to a fake website that ask you to provide your credit card details, contact details,and other personal information.<\/p>\n<p>If you submit this information on the fake site, it can be collected by criminals and used to commit credit card fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive this emails, do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn \u00a0much more about \u00a0phishing scams and many other types of online and phone based security \u00a0threats in our eBook <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00U6V3WEO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00U6V3WEO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hoaxslaye-20&amp;linkId=JJM2TTAM55RO6UNC\">Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft, Internet Scams &amp; Phone Scams<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hoaxslaye-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00U6V3WEO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Kindle eBook, written and published by Brett &amp; Deborah Christensen from Hoax-Slayer is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00U6V3WEO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00U6V3WEO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hoaxslaye-20&amp;linkId=JJM2TTAM55RO6UNC\">available right now on Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hoaxslaye-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00U6V3WEO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.<\/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><strong>EXAMPLE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407499091552_2075\">Dear Customer:<\/span><\/em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407499091552_2075\"><em>We are writing to you because we need to speak with you <strong>regarding a security concern<\/strong> on your American Express. Our records indicate that you recently used your American Express card on March 25, 2015.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> For your security, new charges on the accounts listed above may be declined. If applicable, you should advise any Additional Card Member(s) on your account that their new charges may also be declined.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407499091552_2075\">To secure your account , please click<\/span> log on to : [removed]<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407499145463_1994\" align=\"left\"><em>Your prompt response regarding this matter is appreciated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407499145463_1996\"><em>Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407499145463_1998\"><em>American Express<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/american-express-unusual-activity-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/american-express-unusual-activity-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, unusual activity on your American Express account has raised security concerns and you need to click a link to login and secure your account. However, the email is certainly not from AmEx. It is a typical phishing scam designed to trick you into divulging your personal and financial information to cybercriminals. 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