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  • eighthobstruction
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 6449

    Amazon Account Updates?

    Just got this email seemingly from Amazon

    << Aѕ pаrt оf ouг ѕесuгіtу mеаѕuгes, wе rеgulагlу updаte аll pагаmеterѕ оn ouг dаtаbаѕe.
    Wе гесentlу гeviеwеd yοuг ассount, аnd wе need уοu tο update yοuг іnformаtіon tо hеlp uѕ pгονіde уοu wіth a sесurе ѕегνісe.
    Plеasе understаnd that yоuг ѕесuгіty and ѕаfеguardіng οf youг сгеdentіаls іѕ οuг pгіoritу аnd thіѕ mеаsurе іѕ оnlу іntendеd tо аѕsіѕt.
    Plеаsе nοtе that faіlure tο updаte yоuг aссοunt сοuld геsult іn itѕ dеаctіνаtion.
    Сlіск hегe tо updаtе

    If уоu саn nοt сlісκ the updаtе buttοn, уou cаn сopу & pаѕte thе linκ bеllow іn уouг bгοwѕег:

    [http:Deleted]
    Tο lеaгn morе аbоut Αmazοn'ѕ sесurіtу progгаm, plеasе νіsit the Αmаzοn Сustоmer Sегνicе hеlp pаge.

    Thаnk уоu foг bеіng а сuѕtоmег,
    Thе Αmazοn Тeаm >>

    Logged in to my Amazon account and cannot see any reference to this matter....any ideas re this? I am loathe to click on anything these days if it comes unsolicited.
    Last edited by french frank; 23-12-15, 14:43. Reason: Phishing address removed
    bong ching
  • Bryn
    Banned
    • Mar 2007
    • 24688

    #2
    Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
    Just got this email seemingly from Amazon

    << Aѕ pаrt оf ouг ѕесuгіtу mеаѕuгes, wе rеgulагlу updаte аll pагаmеterѕ оn ouг dаtаbаѕe.
    Wе гесentlу гeviеwеd yοuг ассount, аnd wе need уοu tο update yοuг іnformаtіon tо hеlp uѕ pгονіde уοu wіth a sесurе ѕегνісe.
    Plеasе understаnd that yоuг ѕесuгіty and ѕаfеguardіng οf youг сгеdentіаls іѕ οuг pгіoritу аnd thіѕ mеаsurе іѕ оnlу іntendеd tо аѕsіѕt.
    Plеаsе nοtе that faіlure tο updаte yоuг aссοunt сοuld геsult іn itѕ dеаctіνаtion.
    Сlіск hегe tо updаtе

    If уоu саn nοt сlісκ the updаtе buttοn, уou cаn сopу & pаѕte thе linκ bеllow іn уouг bгοwѕег:

    [link omitted]

    Tο lеaгn morе аbоut Αmazοn'ѕ sесurіtу progгаm, plеasе νіsit the Αmаzοn Сustоmer Sегνicе hеlp pаge.

    Thаnk уоu foг bеіng а сuѕtоmег,
    Thе Αmazοn Тeаm >>

    Logged in to my Amazon account and cannot see any reference to this matter....any ideas re this? I am loathe to click on anything these days if it comes unsolicited.
    See http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...odeId=15835501

    and

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    • Beef Oven!
      Ex-member
      • Sep 2013
      • 18147

      #3
      amapzon.com? I don't think so!

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      • eighthobstruction
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 6449

        #4
        ....thanks I'll just delete it....
        bong ching

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        • french frank
          Administrator/Moderator
          • Feb 2007
          • 30477

          #5
          Good advice on the link to amazon.co.uk that Bryn gave: 'You should only enter personal information on our website."
          I was twitchy for a moment, as having been asked by Amazon to update my credit card expiry date a few days ago - but that was when I was in the process of buying from a marketplace seller, and I had had a new card recently. So apart from the obvious typos, poor English, strange email addresses which are always giveaways: never give any information requested in an email seems to be a good rule when dealing with these big companies.
          It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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          • Flay
            Full Member
            • Mar 2007
            • 5795

            #6
            I got this purporting to be from PayPal. It was not addressed to me personally and had typos - always clues to phishing (I have hopefully removed the hyperlinks for safety):

            Νоtісе of аϲсоunt Uрdаtе
            Неllо Dеаr Ⅽuѕtоmеr ΡауРаl ®

            ΡауРаl reϲently pοsted a new Ροliϲy Uрdаtе. As a rеѕult of this ѕtаtеmеnt Please Uрdаtе your records . A failure to Uрdаtе your records may rеѕult on a ѕuѕреnѕіоns of your аϲϲοunt. To Uрdаtе your ΡауРаl records сlіϲk on the following lіnk :
            СⅬІϹК НΕRΕ Т0 UРⅮΑТЕ YOUR PΥРA Ⅼ lΝϜОRМАΤlОΝ
            Тһіs neѡ ѕеϲurіtу ѕtаtеmеnt will helрs us continue to offer ΡауРаl as a ѕесurе and cost-effectᎥve рауmеnt ѕеrѵісе. We appreciate your cooperation and аѕѕіѕtаnсе. Ѕіnсеrеlу, The ΡауРаl Team.

            Ѕіnсеrеlу,

            ΡауРаl
            Pacta sunt servanda !!!

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            • DracoM
              Host
              • Mar 2007
              • 12992

              #7
              Would endorse deletion. had exactly the same risible stuff two or three days ago.

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              • Beef Oven!
                Ex-member
                • Sep 2013
                • 18147

                #8

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                • pastoralguy
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 7805

                  #9
                  Has anybody here read James Veitch's 'dot.con'?

                  I bought it on the recommendation of the Sunday Times literary section and, literally, howled with laughter! This chap plays these guys at their own game and pretends to fall hook, line and sinker for their spiel whilst all the time asking them to do crazy things such as measure the speed of snails and write poetry! It's a short read but a great tonic.

                  I suppose it's a bit late but it would still make a great stocking filler. Mind you, there's always Christmas 2016!

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                  • MrGongGong
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 18357

                    #10
                    There's also this

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                    • Bryn
                      Banned
                      • Mar 2007
                      • 24688

                      #11
                      Resurrecting this dormant thread to raise today's issue of amazon.co.uk blocking of Visa credit card payments from January 19th 2022. My immediate reaction to receiving an email announcing that, in addition to doing all they can to avoid paying tax in the UK, they intend no longer to accept Visa credit card payments from 19th January in the new year, was that it was a phishing scam. No, a quick Internet search revealed that this move is reported by various news outlets. O.k., I have a Mastercard credit card I can switch to, but due to the length of time I have held it, the Visa credit card I currently use by default pays a small 'refind' on all purchases. The Mastercard substitute also has a loyalty compensation associated with it but the level of reward is somewhat lower. I wonder what proportion of customers amazon.co.uk will lose as a result of their unwillingness to pay the slightly higher charges that Visa demands? How long before Mastercard et al follow suit and lift their charges to match those of Visa, thus undermining Amazon's penny-pinching?

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                      • cloughie
                        Full Member
                        • Dec 2011
                        • 22200

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Bryn View Post
                        Resurrecting this dormant thread to raise today's issue of amazon.co.uk blocking of Visa credit card payments from January 19th 2022. My immediate reaction to receiving an email announcing that, in addition to doing all they can to avoid paying tax in the UK, they intend no longer to accept Visa credit card payments from 19th January in the new year, was that it was a phishing scam. No, a quick Internet search revealed that this move is reported by various news outlets. O.k., I have a Mastercard credit card I can switch to, but due to the length of time I have held it, the Visa credit card I currently use by default pays a small 'refind' on all purchases. The Mastercard substitute also has a loyalty compensation associated with it but the level of reward is somewhat lower. I wonder what proportion of customers amazon.co.uk will lose as a result of their unwillingness to pay the slightly higher charges that Visa demands? How long before Mastercard et al follow suit and lift their charges to match those of Visa, thus undermining Amazon's penny-pinching?
                        AMAZON will block payments made using Visa credit cards in the UK from next year, affecting millions of customers. The retail giant emailed customers to confirm it will stop accepting payments made…


                        I think another consideration is the level of protection of debit cards cf credit cards. I think I may opt to close my account and just pay as I go for any purchases I may wish to make - I use them far less these days anyway preferring Presto and some merchants that I can deal directly with. Is there no end to their greed?

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                        • DracoM
                          Host
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 12992

                          #13
                          AND Amazon are apparently going to refuse UK-issued Visa cards for onlne transactions from January........!!!!
                          Last edited by DracoM; 17-11-21, 15:34.

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                          • gurnemanz
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 7408

                            #14
                            Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                            https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/16761...card-payments/

                            I think another consideration is the level of protection of debit cards cf credit cards. I think I may opt to close my account and just pay as I go for any purchases I may wish to make - I use them far less these days anyway preferring Presto and some merchants that I can deal directly with. Is there no end to their greed?
                            No.

                            I also use mostly Presto and label sites - eg Hyperion, Somm. Alas, Amazon is often the best way of getting some non-music items.

                            I am a tennis fan - playing this afternoon - and object to them recently using their big bucks to outbid others for various tennis tournaments, eg the current end of season men's event in Turin. I already have two sports subscriptions, Sky and BT, and refuse on principle to add a third, especially if it's greedy Amazon.

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                            • Dave2002
                              Full Member
                              • Dec 2010
                              • 18038

                              #15
                              Originally posted by gurnemanz View Post
                              I am a tennis fan - playing this afternoon - and object to them recently using their big bucks to outbid others for various tennis tournaments, eg the current end of season men's event in Turin. I already have two sports subscriptions, Sky and BT, and refuse on principle to add a third, especially if it's greedy Amazon.
                              As opposed to greedy BT I suppose.

                              Last week we couldn't want the tennis from Stockholm, which we discovered was BT Sports only. We used to have that with our BT account, but the account was costing £00s more than a similar offering from EE - which is also now part of the same enterprise - so we switched.
                              Mostly that hasn't been a problem, and Prime TV has most of the sport (tennis mostly) we want to watch. This week's Turin offerings are fine on Prime.

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