Consumers
across the country are complaining about an email they received from what
appeared to be Amazon.com. The email claims the recipient ordered a "Fat
Loss Monitor" for the bargain price of $159.95 (prices vary). The email
gives a shipping confirmation number and contains hyperlinks to a website not
associated with Amazon.com. View a sample version of this
email.
How
to handle a suspicious email:
- If you see the email has an
attachment, don't open it.
- Don't
click any links or reply to the email. If you have, change your account
information immediately.
- If
you believe you went to a fake website via a suspicious email, and you entered
your credit card number, you should take steps to protect your information. You
may wish to contact your credit card company to let them know what happened.
- Beware of emails that have a lot of
grammatical errors or misspellings.
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