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Fell for fake Amazon email. Damn i am mad at myself

65.31.171.38

Elizabeth

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I got two emails over a few days of so called 'cancellation' of an Amazon order.
I was not thinking, and responded to it just saying i did not order anything and what is going on..
No other info except my name.
I sent it.
Then I look at the details of the email. The where it came from had like well over a hundred lines. every other Amazon email has two lines.
Big problem. Then the link goes to some Canadian Pharmacy. another indication it was a fishing expedition for suckers.
I feel really stupid.
Creepsters are getting better at suckering people.
I do not know what they can do with my email, but I can say i will never respond to any wierd emails from some fake Amazon thing again.
Like i said, I am banging my head for even responding.

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RE: Fell for fake Amazon email. Damn i am mad at myself - gordguide 07:42:55 05/01/17 (0)
What they will do is add your eMail address to a list of known responders, and sell the list. A list like that sells for the highest amount of cash.
It practically guarantees you will get more spam and phishing messages to that address in the future. Beware, it's fairly common to wait many months before the campaign starts, as this makes it more difficult for you to figure out exactly how and where they got your address in the first place.
Are you accepting HTML encoded eMails? You should switch to Plain Text Only, since you are about to have many irregular messages sent to your account. If you use Plain Text, they can't tell if you've viewed the message.
If you use HTML, they will include a 1x1 pixel image, and HTML images are stored remotely (on their server). So, if you view the message, and are set to view HTML, your eMail program will ask for the image, they will log that information and know you viewed it. As someone who views spam and phishing messages, you again will make a "hot" list of targets of the highest quality.
Set your eMail app to view Plain Text, there will be a button to load images for messages you trust, so there is no downside.

Edits: 05/01/17
It's 2012.. You should know better by now (nt) - Byrd69 17:18:40 06/09/12 (0)
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"I can't compete with the dead". (Buck W. 2010)
RE: Fell for fake Amazon email. Damn i am mad at myself - macmagman 10:05:20 05/11/12 (0)
I got that too, knowing I didn't placed an order and asking the kids if they have I assumed it was a fake.

Luckily I didn't open mine
Yeah, I've gotten that one too. There's another... - Mr. Dick Hertz 08:18:59 05/11/12 (1)
...one going around saying my YouTube video has been accepted. Apparently that one contains some nasty malware if you open it.
- Malwarebytes killed three maleware new to my computer. so i hope i stopped any bad stuff. nt - Elizabeth 12:10:38 05/11/12 (0)
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