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MIButterfly

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2. The return address did say amazon.com but I was still suspicious

Reply to sboatcar (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 11:35 AM

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A lot of scam emails come from foreign countries. Before I retired, I worked as a paralegal at an intellectual property firm so I recognize country codes in email addresses and a lot of times that tells me the email didn't come from who they claim it's from.

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I got an email supposedly from Amazon saying that someone in China tried to access my account [View all] MIButterfly Tuesday OP

When in doubt, just go to the actual website and see what's up sboatcar Tuesday #1

The return address did say amazon.com but I was still suspicious MIButterfly Tuesday #2

No company will send an email notifying you of fraud. None. Nada. ihaveaquestion Tuesday #3

Good advice MIButterfly Tuesday #4

There are some pretty sophisticated phishing scams out there. A new word I learned AnotherMother4Peace Tuesday #5

"There was a time when I worried about crooks getting into my house, now it's crooks getting into my computer" MIButterfly Tuesday #6

One way to protect yourself is to freeze your credit information at the three credit agencies. ihaveaquestion Tuesday #7