Beware of "You have been Limited on Amazon" Scams
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Therefore, Amazon users are asked never to click on links in email messages that claim that their Amazon accounts have been limited. They should instead, go directly to www.amazon.com and sign into their accounts from there. This will prevent Amazon users from clicking on malicious links that go to phishing or malicious websites.
A Sample of a "Your Amazon.com Account is Now Limited" Scam
From: Amazon .com [mailto:aws765432@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 2:51 PM
Subject: You have been limited on Amazon!
Dear value customer,
Your Amazon.com account does not pass the latest security check.
Therefore your account must be updated.
To avoid deletion please use the link bellow:
Update My Account Status!
Copyright Amazon 2018|Message-ID:29347665652622PEM
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