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An Email with the Subject "Protecting the security of your Amazon account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:59:33 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Amazon"<store-news@amazon.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
<FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Dear Amazon,<BR><BR>We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your Amazon account<BR>from a foreign IP address.<BR><BR>If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in<BR>attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you did not initiate<BR>the log ins, please visit Amazon as soon as possible to verify your<BR>identity:<BR><BR><A class=m1 href="http://athikerin05.com/www.amazon.com/exec.php?cmd=sign-in" target=_blank><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0066cc size=2>http://www.amazon.com/gp/flex/sign-out.html/002-5658375-9585633?ie=UTF8&path=%2Fgp%2Fcss%2Fhomepage&protocol=https&action=sign-out</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Verify your identity is a security measure that will ensure that you are<BR>the only person with access to the account.<BR><BR>Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.<BR><BR>Respectfully,<BR>Amazon.com, Inc. <BR>------------------------------------------------ ---------------- <BR> PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD<BR><BR> NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at<BR></FONT><A class=m1 href="http://athikerin05.com/www.amazon.com/exec.php?cmd=sign-in" target=_blank><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0066cc size=2>http://www.amazon.com/</FONT></A><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by<BR>opening a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing<BR>in the Amazon URL every time you log in to your account.<BR>---------------------------------------------------------------- <BR><BR>Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be<BR>answered. For assistance, log in to your Amazon account and choose the<BR>"Help" link in the header of any page.<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Copyright 2006 Amazon.com, Inc. All rights reserved. </FONT>