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Amazon® Fraud Verification Process
10th July 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

 

Report Summary
Date Reported
10th July 2004
Apparent Sender
Amazon
Return Address

aw-accounts@amazon.com <aw-accounts@amazon.com>

Subject
Amazon® Fraud Verification Process
Format
HTML
Method
HTML disguised link loads fake Amazon page requesting account details for 'verification'.
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content

http://wastedgoods.com/exec/obidos/flex-sign-in/ref=ya_hp_pay_1/102-7498192-8573767

Traced to a server in Torrance, USA

RISK LEVEL
HIGH
WARNINGS

1. Popup is loaded in front of actual Amazon website to make it look more convincing.

2. Popup window (see below) requests confirmation of details which are then captured and forwarded by a local script.

 

" Dear Amazon client, We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your Amazon account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party..."

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

Dear Amazon client,

We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your Amazon account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party.Protecting the security of your account and of the Amazon network is out primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive Amazon account features.

Click the link below in order to regain access to your account: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/flex-sign-in/ref=ya_hp_pay_1/102-7498192-8573767

Note: If u use popup killers please disable them.A popup window will apear please fill out the form with your corect information. For more information about how to protect your account, please visit Amazon Security Center. Sincerely, The Amazon Security Department Team. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and apriciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire Amazon system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please do not reply to this mail.Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your Amazon account and chose the "Help" link in the header of any page.

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