Amazon Account Blocked!!!!

@db20747 (43440)
Washington, District Of Columbia
February 2, 2022 9:45pm CST
Just got an email from Amazon that my account has been blocked or suspended due to information in my account not matching my debit card. When I clicked the link the site looked official like it was from Amazon. They needed to verify certain information which included date of birth and social security number. Now amazon wouldn't ask for that would they?! So I went to amazon.com and just ordered a safeway gift card and paid for it with my amazon balance of 34.00. the order went through. Now let's see if it's delivered to my email. Will give an update.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
3 Feb 22
Amazon does not ask for those details, it is a scam.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
3 Feb 22
@db20747 I would never give those details to Amazon and to any other organizations. This smell likes a serious scam.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
3 Feb 22
@LadyDuck this is true, and they made it sound urgent and I was about to fill in my details, they caught me off guard
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
3 Feb 22
Yes, I was wondering why they needed my social security number and mother's maiden name
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divalounger
@divalounger (6117)
• United States
11 Sep 22
That was most likely a phishing expedition. Don't give them anything, contact Amazon directly--
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divalounger
@divalounger (6117)
• United States
11 Sep 22
@db20747 some of them look so real--I am so glad that it worked out ok
Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
11 Sep 22
Thank you. That gift card was delivered if I can recall. Good idea to contact Amazon directly. Almost had me fooled
Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
3 Feb 22
That means everything is fine with your account.
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Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
4 Feb 22
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
3 Feb 22
Yes, the order went through
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (41289)
• Delhi, India
11 Sep 22
I hope the matter has been resolved now.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
11 Sep 22
Yes. They almost had me fooled.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
3 Feb 22
Oh no that was probably a scam? Let us know
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
3 Feb 22
The order went through and arrived at my email. So I guess it was a scam. They made it sound urgent and that I need to hurry now. I thought I might loose the money I had in my Amazon account
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
3 Feb 22
@db20747 Glad you found a quick test to find out though..
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
3 Feb 22
@RebeccasFarm yes. They caught me off guard, I about to fill in the details
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137477)
• United States
3 Feb 22
When you get an email you think is fake, forward it to the company it claims to be at their spoofing address, stop-spoofing@amazon.com. If you receive a suspicious email from PayPal, you forward the email to spoof@paypal.com. Every online company provides an email address to send suspicious emails claiming to be from their company. Simply forward the email to their address and the company will take steps after that.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
3 Feb 22
Thank you for this information. Will get this address. I need to start sending this in. Almost gave them my social security number!!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137477)
• United States
3 Feb 22
@db20747 If an email asks for any information, it's fake. Just forward the entire email to the spoof address for the correct company. They'll want to analyze the whole thing so they can prosecute the one who sent it.
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youless
@youless (112561)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Feb 22
It is more like a fake. It is quite strange that your Amazon account got blocked. Especially if you are just a user or buyer, it doesn't make a sense.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
3 Feb 22
No, and they want additional information like my mother's maiden name! What the heck do they need that for. Somebody's trying to scam me!!
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Neil
@Neil43 (3363)
•
3 Feb 22
Many hackers do this so don't fall for this trap. Don't even dare to open this kind of email.
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