This morning when I checked email, I opened an email from the "Amazon.com Team". It looked very legit, and it said that I was selected at random by Amazon to get a coupon for 90% off any one item at Amazon.com. Now, just from reading that, if a dozen red flags don't pop up immediately, then we need to talk. The email looked official - had all of the Amazon logos on it, and at the bottom of the email, it even had 5 different authenticity logos, to give you more credence that it was in deed legit and very safe and secure. I immediately sent it to AOL's Fraud department and deleted it. I did a quick Google search and there were tons of hits about this being a big identity theft scam. No telling how many people got all excited and thought that Amazon was giving them a great deal a few weeks before Christmas, only to find that their Amazon log-in info had been stolen by these identity thieves.
We all know that when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. So be safe this holiday season with emails and scams.
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