Yup, that's me. What's up?

Qwest wants me to get this:

Qwest Choice™ DSL Premier with MSN® Premium: Available for residential use only for new Qwest DSL® Deluxe customers. Service not available in all areas. Special offer includes $29.99 monthly charge for 12 months when combined on one bill with a qualifying home phone package ($34.99 otherwise), free activation, free use of modem and free optional technician installation (regularly $100). After twelve months of service, price will revert to standard pricing, which is currently $49.99 per month when service is combined with a qualifying Qwest local phone package on one bill (otherwise $54.99 per month). Qwest local phone service or package required. Other discounts may be available. After promotional period, DSL modem can be purchased from Qwest for $59.99 or rented for $5/month. $9.99 shipping and handling fee. Non Qwest-supplied modems may not be supported. Actual DSL speed varies depending on a variety of factors. Uninterrupted or error-free service not guaranteed. Modem is WiFi capable, additional computer equipment may be required. All prices do not include taxes, incremental charges and surcharges. Other restrictions may apply. Rates subject to change. MSN ISP requires agreement to MSN Acceptable Use Policy. Microsoft, MSN and the MSN logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Special Offers expire October 8, 2005.

So I'm thinking...hmmmm.

Worried about hidden costs, etc, as always.

Insent.

I just got an email supposedly from Amazon.com asking me to verify my account.

The title of the message:

• **Urgent Fraud Prevention Group Notice***

Is this likely to be real? Or some sort of fraud?

Thanks.

fraud

Almost certainly a fraud.

Fraud:

[link]

I think it's fraud, too.

Never NEVER respond to an email, or click on a link enclosed in an email, asking you to verify any personal information.

If there's any chance that it's legitimate, then you can just as well open a browser window, enter Amazon's home page URL (or whoever's) by hand, and log in as you usually do. If they need you to update something, they'll let you know on their website.

Thanks!

I've had the odd paypal phishing message but this is the first one I've had that claimed to be from Amazon.

If there's any chance that it's legitimate, then you can just as well open a browser window

It's funny, 'cause I ignored email from earthlink for months once, asking me to update my credit card info. It didn't provide a link, it just wanted me to go to the regular site and log in normally, but I never read that far. It totally looked like spam to me and I just ignored it.

Then one day I remembered that my credit card did have a recent or upcoming expiration date after all, and I probably did need to update it. But it took me forever to do it, because I kept squinting suspiciously at the web interface, even though I'd come there by hand.