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Amazon Account Are On Hold Due to a Billing Issue Scam

The "Amazon Account Are On Hold Due to a Billing Issue" email below is a scam. Therefore, recipients are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by cybercriminals. The cybercriminals are attempting to trick potential victims into clicking the link in the email, which goes to a fake Amazon or phishing website. Once on the fake website, visitors will be asked to sign-in. But, if they attempt to do so, they their account credentials will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the scam.

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The Amazon Account Are On Hold Due to a Billing Issue Scam

Reminders: [Latest News Summary] [(e)Statement of Meeting Agreement] Information has been Sent to Email - New Notification [#54260746] [FWD]

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Sun 10/18/2020 2:11 PM

Saturday, October 17, 2020 (EDT)

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Update Payment Information

Due to a problem with your card, we have been unable to charge your payment.

If you don't update your card information in the next 24 hours, your Amazon account are on hold permanently. To continue using your account, please visit this link to log in to your account and update your payment information.

Thank you,

Amazon.com Customer Service

Once the cybercriminal have received the stolen credentials, they will use it to gain authorized access to their potential victims' Amazon accounts and use them fraudulently. Therefore, if you think you are a victim of the scam, please change your Amazon password immediately.

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