Amazon email: fake notification from the security service - this is how you should proceed

You should always check in advance whether an Amazon email is fake. Fraudsters are increasingly trying to get your credentials through nasty phishing loops. Read here how you can recognize a fake email and what you can do if you have already released your data.

Fake: Email from Amazon could be phishing

When attempting phishing, cyber criminals pretend to receive an email from a major online service such as Amazon. In the fake email you want to get your private data like this:

• In a fake email from Amazon, you will usually be prompted to register with your data using a link.
• If you receive such an email, you should under no circumstances click on the links it contains.
• Instead, go to the Amazon website manually in the browser. This is the only way to be sure that you will not be redirected to a fake website.
• You will also find all communication between Amazon and you on Amazon under "My Account> Messege Center". Here you can check whether the suspicious email comes from Amazon.

User name and password already entered: You can do that now

If you suspect that you have already accidentally given your login data to Amazon in the wrong hands, quick action is required:

• Log in to Amazon immediately and change your password. If it's not too late, your password and email address have not been changed by the hacker.
• Also activate two-factor identification. In addition to your login data, you also need your mobile phone to log in.
• Contact Amazon customer service and explain the problem.
• Block all payment methods that you use on Amazon. So think of your bank account, credit card and PayPal.

To help other users, you can report the fake email from Amazon as phishing - how it works, read the next practical tip.

In the video: Easily identify phishing emails