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Email Scams

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Every now and then I get emails that I recognize as scams. I have decided to post them on this page in hopes that it will keep you from being "snatched" by the scammer. Note: There are links in the emails. Do not, and I say again, do not click on the links! This is how the scam starts, and may cause you a lot of grief in several ways.

This first appears to be from AMAZON:

Hello,
We have temporarily placed your Amazon account on hold and canceled any pending orders or subscriptions because we detected CR-May#2021-2AA002138TAX,* - activitys on it .

To restore access to your memberhsip, sign in and follow the on-screen instructions. Once you have provided the required information, we will review it and respond within 24 hours.

Verify account on hold temporarily,

Thank you for using Amazon Services.

Sincerely,
Account Specialist


This email has two "giveaways" that indicates it's a scam. 1st, the two links in the email; Amazon account and Verify. Take your mouse and hold it by the sides, don't press any buttons on the top. Hover your pointer over the links and in most cases, a link address will pop up in the lower left hand of your screen. You will notice it has noting to do with Amazon. The word Amazon isn't even in the address. 2nd, there are two misspelled words in the email; activitys and memberhsip. I've never seen Amazon or any big company make spelling errors.
 

The next time I get another one, I'll post it on this pager and notify you.
Be careful where you click.

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