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"Your $100 AMAZ0N Prime Credit-Will Expire" Amazon Prime Reward Scam

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Dec 20, 2015 2015-12-20T05:31:39-05:00
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Your $100 AMAZ0N Prime Credit-Will Expire Amazon Prime Reward Scam

The email message below: "Important Notification Regarding Your Current Rewards Points," which claims that the recipients have been awarded a $100 worth of bonus points that they can apply towards any product for sale on Amazon’s website, is a fake. The fake Amazon Prime Reward email message, which also claims the recipients can claim their bonuses by clicking on the link in the same email message before it expires, will actually take the recipients to a phishing website, malicious website, or fraudulent website where they will be asked to complete surveys. One such fraudulent website is "supergiftland.kooc.info".

The Fake Amazon Prime Reward Email Message

From: AmazonPrime Reward <AmazonPrimeReward@ messupcrager.xyz>
Date: Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 11:16 PM
Subject: Attn: Your $100 AMAZ0N Prime Credit-Will Expire 12/27/2015. Shopper:
Amazon.com Prime.
Important Notification Regarding Your Current Rewards Points
AMAZON PRIME SHOPPER#14028 - - DATE: 12/19/2015
ONE (1) DAY ONLY!
To show you how much we really value your years of repeat business, and to celebrate the success of Amazon Prime we’ve just awarded you with $100 worth of bonus points that can be applied towards any product for sale on Amazon’s website!
To claim your new bonus, just follow the link that we've provided below and use your coupon-card during checkout on Amazon’s website.....That’s it!

Go here now to redeem your new reward - Expires 12/26
******The Above Link Expires on 12/22/2015, So Don't Wait!

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Nov 16, 2017 at 3:14 PM by an anonymous user from: Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States

Just received similar email saying I will lose $200 Amazon bonus if I don't click on link before Nov. 18.
Thought it sounded too good to be true so I googled it!

Dec 15, 2016 at 11:42 AM by an anonymous user from: Wakefield, New Brunswick, Canada

How stupid do these scammers think we are? The email subject mentions a $50 Credit, and then the body of the scam email bumps that to $100. What a joke.

Aug 8, 2016 at 6:48 PM by info

Here is another scam:

-----Original Message-----
From: AMAZ0N-Prime Points
Sent: Mon, Aug 8, 2016 11:27 am
Subject: Re:Your (-$100-) AMAZ0N-Prime-Credit-Will-Expire On:8/16/16.

Apr 8, 2016 at 6:17 AM by info

Here is another scam:

--- start ---

From: "AMAZ0NPrime Points"
Date: Apr 7, 2016 7:42 PM
Subject: Attn:Your (- $100 -) AmazonPrime -Credit, Will Expire-on 4/12/16.

AMAZ0N.com Prime.
****ATTN: (-1-) IMPORTANT NEW MSG. RECEIVED, REGARDING YOUR AMAZ0N REWARDS-POINTS
****AMAZ0N-PRIME (SHOPPER#9136) - - DATE: 04/07/2016
****ONE (- 1 -) DAY ONLY!
To show you how much we really do value your many years of repeat business, & to celebrate the outstanding success of AMAZ0N Prime, we’ve just awarded you with $100 worth of AMAZ0N bonus-points that can be applied towards any product currently for sale on AMAZ0N's website!
To use/claim your new awarded store bonus, just follow the link that we have provided below here & use this coupon-card during checkout on AMAZ0N’s website........ That’s about all there is to it!

Please Visit-Here NOW to Redeem Your Prime Reward. This Reward Set to Expire on 04/12/2016

******The Link Provided Above Expires-on 04/12/2016...So Don't Wait!
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Mar 13, 2016 at 9:13 AM by an anonymous user from: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Just received same. My filter automatically dumps this as spam so I simply delete all spam. Would never consider opening anything from anyone I didn't request it from. That's always the safest thing to do.

Mar 10, 2016 at 6:03 PM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Just received this. I hope its doesn't implant any malware.