E: 03/07 Win £10,000 Amazon gift certificates + runners up prizes (FB)

MaineBlue

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Can't see this posted so I apologise if I am wrong

Enigmatic_Me

Thanks for the post.

I saw this on my FB newsfeed and entered from there.

This morning I have an email from Amazon telling me that I must reset my password as my account may have been the subject of a phishing scam?

I have therefore had to change my password.

I never ever ever click on links sent in emails and have not used my Amazon account for about a month, the only thing I have done is enter this competition?

stevendyer2

cant see a problem with this to be safe i went direct to amazon first logged in then clicked the link to enter the compertition and it showed me logged in. its the official facebook page you can link to it from the amazon site.

cooldude255220

sugarbabe61 wrote: »

Thanks for the post.

I saw this on my FB newsfeed and entered from there.

This morning I have an email from Amazon telling me that I must reset my password as my account may have been the subject of a phishing scam?

I have therefore had to change my password.

I never ever ever click on links sent in emails and have not used my Amazon account for about a month, the only thing I have done is enter this competition?

Are you sure that email was genuine?

Enigmatic_Me

cooldude255220 wrote: »

Are you sure that email was genuine?

Definitely 100% genuine, had my full name on. I did not click on any links in the email but went in to Amazon through Google. When I clicked to log in, LastPass had my password saved and it would not let me log in with my old password.

It started

Dear Mrs X X XXXXXXXXX

This is an important message from Amazon.co.uk

As a precaution, we've reset your Amazon.co.uk password because you may have been subject to a "phishing" scam.

Here's how phishing works:

A scam artist sends an e-mail, which is designed to look like it came from a reputable company such as a bank, financial institution, or retailer like Amazon.co.uk, but is in fact a forgery. These e-mails direct you to a website that looks remarkably similar to the reputable company's website, where you are asked to provide account information such as your e-mail address and password. Since that website is actually controlled by the phisher, they get the information you entered.

Go to amazon.co.uk/phish to read more about ways to protect yourself from phishing.

To regain access to your Amazon customer account:

1. Go to Amazon.co.uk and click the "Your Account" link at the top of our website.

2. Under Account Settings, click the link that says "Forgotten your password?"

3. Follow the instructions to set a new password for your account.

Please choose a new password and do not use the same password you used with us previously. If you have used the same password for your email account as on your Amazon.co.uk account, you should also change your email account password to prevent phishers from reading and/or stealing your emails.

I hope this helps.

We look forward to seeing you again soon at Amazon.co.uk


Sincerely,

Amazon.co.uk

cooldude255220

sugarbabe61 wrote: »

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Hmm, that is odd.

I'm hoping it's just a coincidence, as the link goes to the official Amazon website. Are you sure the Facebook post was from Amazon?

Enigmatic_Me

cooldude255220 wrote: »

Hmm, that is odd.

I'm hoping it's just a coincidence, as the link goes to the official Amazon website. Are you sure the Facebook post was from Amazon?

Yes I am pretty sure. It had the usual set up for the Facebook comps and asks you to put in your phone number at the end.

As you say it may just be a coincidence.

crin

after reading all the comments think I'll give this one a miss but thanks for posting anyway

sax11

safe link as far as i can work out - exactly the same process as all other amazon comps

priorslee

Logged into Amazon first, then copied the link and the page looked OK, but when I clicked enter I got the message:
Looking for something?
We're sorry. The Web address you entered is not a functioning page on our site.
Go to Amazon.co.uk's Home Page

Update: the above was in Chrome. Tried in IE11 and it worked OK

hannonle

Wasn't it Amazon where we all had to reset our passwords last month? If it was and the poster hasn't used the site and done that voluntarily, they may have forced a reset.

PS - I entered in chrome and didn't get the message in the post immediately above.