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Old 27 September 2013, 08:35 PM
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Hi all just a heads up there are emails floating about supposedly from Amazon (.....@Amazon.co.UK address) with new about your order but no info, just a link or a zip file. This is a scam or virus not sure which. Don't open it, just check my orders on Amazon site. Amazon are aware, it's on their homepage
Old 27 September 2013, 08:39 PM
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I know. I was checking my emails on my iPhone at work this morning. One from Amazon popped up for me. I checked their email address. it was some girl's name with gmail address. I bet she's from Nigeria. Clearly it is a scam, as I bought nothing yesterday from Amazon.
Old 27 September 2013, 08:45 PM
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Another I'm receiving about two or three times a week is from delivery companies saying the tried to deliver something to my house but couldn't, again the emails are from accounts like Yahoo, Gmail etc.
Old 27 September 2013, 08:48 PM
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I get loads from different banks as well. They aren't even my banks, but they keep telling me that there has been a dodgy activity gone on with my account, and I need to click on a link to see who it is. Well, I'm not doing it, because it's a scam. I know!

Viagra ones have stopped for now, though.
Old 27 September 2013, 09:07 PM
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I got the Amazon one, along the lines of "here's an unexpected email with a ZIP file attached, please open it".

Some people really deserve viruses.
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