Fraudsters repeatedly try to gain access to Amazon account login details.

This email, which only appears to come from Amazon, claims that suspicious activity was detected on the account, which is why it was temporarily deactivated. To reactivate, you first have to confirm your personal data again; a link contained in the email should conveniently lead you directly to the confirmation process.

The fake Amazon email
The fake Amazon email

The email says:

"Good day,

We detected suspicious activity on your account. In accordance with our security guidelines, your user account has been temporarily deactivated to protect you from misuse by third parties. To reactivate your account, you must confirm your account's personal information.

Click on the link shown below and follow the instructions shown there.
[Confirm now]
If it is determined that you are submitting incorrect information, your user account will remain blocked.

Thank you for your understanding!
Your Amazon Service”

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The email can be recognized as an attempted fraud in two ways:

1. The sender calls himself “Amazon Security Center”, but the email address is not from Amazon.

The email is not from Amazon
The email is not from Amazon

2. If you move the mouse pointer over the button in an email program, you can see in the status bar at the bottom that the link does not lead to the real page.

The link does not lead to Amazon
The link does not lead to Amazon

Kaspersky will immediately warn us:

Kaspersky's warning
Kaspersky's warning

Without online protection, you will instead end up on a fake page where you are supposed to enter your login and credit card details. The criminals then have full access to the account and credit card, which they can then use to shop to their heart's content.

If you have entered your data on such a fake site, you should immediately inform both Amazon and your credit card company!

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