Amazon Spam

[naomi24]

I have a number of email addresses in an assortment of names. Twice today I have received emails from ‘Amazon’ addressed to a name that has never been used to purchase anything from Amazon – one with thanks for being such a good customer (which I’m not particularly) and offering me a £50 discount on my next purchase if I ‘click here to download the voucher’. The emails look absolutely genuine – but I have, of course, deleted them. Has anyone else had anything like this?

[Kevink]

"Has anyone else had anything like this?"
Not from Amazon, but from plenty of other respected companies that I've never purchased from. Most modern e-mail clients allow you to check where you are likely to end up when you click a link - if you hover your mouse over the link, it should tell you where it actually goes to, rather than where it is pretending to take you.

[naomi24]

Thanks Kevin and Methyl. There's no way I would ever click on any suspect email. I too receive similar from those purporting to be banks and Paypal, but never from 'Amazon' before - and these emails do look incredibly authentic I thought it wise to let everyone know it's happening. Beware!

[Palustris]

We had this one and reported it to Amazon. It is a SCAM. Do not reply, delete!