Y'all saw yesterday's Opus, right?
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
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DXMachina - Dec 12, 2005 6:44:14 am PST #5949 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Vonnie K - Dec 12, 2005 7:36:25 am PST #5950 of 10003
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I just got a following email from payment-messages@amazon.com:
Dear ____
Greetings from Amazon Payments.
Your bank has contacted us regarding some attempts of charges from your credit card via the Amazon system. We have reasons to believe that you changed your registration information or that someone else has unauthorized access to your Amazon account Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings placed on your account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your Amazon registration. If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Amazon policy to represent oneself as another Amazon user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Amazon is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
To confirm your identity with us click here:
... followed by a link that takes me to an add/update credit card page on the Amazon.com page, which looks reasonably legit. Except it has a slot for my ATM PIN number, like, the hell? Why would Amazon want to know my ATM PIN number? I just want to run it by here to make sure it isn't some scam. Has anyone received emails like this from Amazon? I've checked my credit card statement, and there aren't any unauthorized purchases.
Kristen - Dec 12, 2005 7:38:08 am PST #5951 of 10003
It sounds like a scam.
Jesse - Dec 12, 2005 7:38:22 am PST #5952 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's got to be a scam.
TomW - Dec 12, 2005 7:39:59 am PST #5953 of 10003
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
sumi - Dec 12, 2005 7:40:10 am PST #5954 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
It's a scam.
I got something like that and went to Amazon (not by following a link) and their people said that they never send out email like that.
Jessica - Dec 12, 2005 7:40:22 am PST #5955 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sounds like a scam to me. I'd log into Amazon NOT using their link, and see if there are any messages in your account.
tommyrot - Dec 12, 2005 7:43:06 am PST #5956 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You might want to forward the email to Amazon.
Vonnie K - Dec 12, 2005 7:45:05 am PST #5957 of 10003
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Yeah, right? It sounds suspicious. Plus, under the link, there is this message:
After responding to the message, we ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be investigated. Emailing us before that time will result in delays. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.
"Don't email us to inquire if this is legit," like way to raise suspicion, dude. On the other hand, the link provided goes something like, blah blah amazon.com/exec/... ending with sign-in-secure/html and it takes me to what appears to be an amazon.com page. Still, if the registration does get suspended, I imagine I'd be able to reinstitute it somehow. Maybe I should call their customer service number or contact them through email...
ETA: Thanks for the advice, everyone. I shall email Amazon on their website and see if they've sent something like this. I doubt it.
TomW - Dec 12, 2005 7:48:38 am PST #5958 of 10003
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
The URL has been spoofed to look like a legit amazon URL. It's a scammedy scam scam scam.