Amazon ‘Canceled Order’ Spam Emails
Inboxes are currently being hit by fraudulent emails that claim that your Amazon order has been successfully canceled.
The emails feature a bogus order number and a listing of the product related to the “canceled order”. The order number is clickable.
But, in fact, Amazon did not send the emails. The cancelled order claims are made up.
The scammers hope that you will click the order link out of curiosity or concern.
If you do click the link, you will be taken to a spam website that peddles very dubious health products. Given how common these types of spam campaigns are, at least a few recipientsmust actually linger on the spam websites and purchase products. If the tactic didn’t work, spammers would not bother using it over and over again.
Almost identical “canceled order” spam emails are falsely claiming to be from Alibaba and eBay.
Note also that similar fake order and invoice emails are regularly used to distribute malware or trick people into divulging their personal information via phishing websites.
If you receive one of these emails, don’t follow any links that it contains.
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