Pads wrote:Or is it safe to follow their links to re put in my details ?
Personally I would use your own address for Amazon - in your drop down address bar - to visit the site and check on your order to see if there is a problem. IMHO it is never a good idea to click on links in such an email without checking independently first.
Sue
You are wise to ignore the email. If you had already received a confirmation email from Amazon immediately after placing your order, then your card was processed and accepted, the Amazon site confirms this by giving the status of your order as ready to dispatch. If you later received a second email, it's suspect.
You might like to read this
http://daol.aol.com/articles/scams/amazonphish
Cathy
Pads wrote: It says (on the email) if I dont re-entre my details the order will be cancelled, I think I will just let it be, and reorder if nothing turns up in the next few days
You could log back in again to Amazon and send them an internal mail and tell them that you have received a dodgy sounding email and see what they say.
Do I remember you saying some time ago that your computer was acting oddly, being very slow etc, and your OH wasn't home to check it out for you? If so there is a possibility that you might have picked up a piece of spyware from somewhere that is reading the sites you visit but obviously not the https bits where you input your payment details - which are secure.
Edit: Cat's reasoning is probably more accurate than mine
I have since had it checked out and was told it was OK !!
But if it is an iffy email its a bit worrying that they knew what I had ordered
I may take it back for another check as its still crashing while im on the internet
Thanks everyone
I had this about 2 weeks ago with the card I always use. My first port of call was the bank, to see if they had refused payment with the card. The answer was yes and the reason they gave was that my address did not match correctly. (I had typed the address into amazon ages ago) When double checked there was a slight mistake, which I then rectified and all was okay. But you must contact your bank because there will be a stop on accepting your card and they need to remove that stop before you can use it again. There is obviously a clamp down on using cards over the internet at the minute by the banks and more checks are being done, why else would my card suddenly be refused, when it has been accepted for ages with the slight address error....
Well that was my experience, no harm done, but I understand your concerns - Good Luck
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