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Post by grumpybill on May 31, 2018 16:15:41 GMT -5
The card I have on file at Amazon expired a couple years ago. (Did that because my 4 YO granddaughter was ordering stuff with my wife's Kindle.)
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Post by MsAli on May 31, 2018 16:28:29 GMT -5
That sucks!
Did you reach out to them or did you click on the email link ?
Sometimes that is a scam and they then get your info that way
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Post by grumpybill on May 31, 2018 17:42:14 GMT -5
That sucks! Did you reach out to them or did you click on the email link ? Sometimes that is a scam and they then get your info that way The email said that they "received a request to reset the password associated with this email address" and told me to click on a link if I had made the request but to ignore it if I hadn't. Needless to say, I ignored it. Logged in directly and changed my password, anyway, just to be safe. |
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Post by fernwood on May 31, 2018 17:43:04 GMT -5
That sucks! Did you reach out to them or did you click on the email link ? Sometimes that is a scam and they then get your info that way Thanks for the reminder for all. I am constantly receiving emails that my Amazon password was changed. I do not have an Amazon Account! I just delete the emails and never click on them. |
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Post by grumpybill on May 31, 2018 17:45:51 GMT -5
The scam emails I get, supposedly from Amazon, says my "shipment is ready for delivery". I don't even open those.
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Post by MsAli on May 31, 2018 17:48:59 GMT -5
That sucks! Did you reach out to them or did you click on the email link ? Sometimes that is a scam and they then get your info that way The email said that they "received a request to reset the password associated with this email address" and told me to click on a link if I had made the request but to ignore it if I hadn't. Needless to say, I ignored it. Logged in directly and changed my password, anyway, just to be safe. Smart. I think I read somewhere that is the new thing they are doing. I always call the company directly if I think ive been breached. Most emails get ignored. I check this every now and then www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 1, 2018 7:50:57 GMT -5
Makes me wonder if you downloaded a keylogger. The odds seem kinda low that both these things would happen so close to each other. It's very easy to be infected with a key logger. I would do a bunch of malware and virus scans.
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Post by 1dave on Jun 2, 2018 14:14:16 GMT -5
I have a hard time finding words.
How would I ever remember where I wrote down passwords from a couple of hours ago?
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Post by grumpybill on Jun 2, 2018 15:05:25 GMT -5
OK...I've decided someone is messing with me. Probably someone I know...like my IT expert son or my hacker grandson.
Got an email from Amazon thanking me for reviewing an item I not only never purchased, but have no idea what it does.
Checked my order history to see if someone had purchased it using my account. Nope.
When I figure out who the practical joker is, he/she will find out how this grumpy old guy goes about getting even. <evil grin>
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 4, 2018 6:44:00 GMT -5
OK...I've decided someone is messing with me. Probably someone I know...like my IT expert son or my hacker grandson. Got an email from Amazon thanking me for reviewing an item I not only never purchased, but have no idea what it does. Checked my order history to see if someone had purchased it using my account. Nope. When I figure out who the practical joker is, he/she will find out how this grumpy old guy goes about getting even. <evil grin> Hey, keep us up to date with what you find out. Seems really fishy to me. |
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Post by grumpybill on Jun 4, 2018 7:39:10 GMT -5
I got another email from Amazon thanking me for reviewing a product I hadn't purchased or even looked at.
Interestingly, it was for an item from the same manufacturer as the first one.
Thinking about deleting my account and re-registering with a new user ID and email address. Not sure if/how that will affect my wife's Kindle (which is registered to me), though.
Hmm...the Kindle!!! I wonder if that's how someone is getting in? Not sure how one goes about adding security to one of those.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 4, 2018 7:41:20 GMT -5
I got another email from Amazon thanking me for reviewing a product I hadn't purchased or even looked at. Interestingly, it was for an item from the same manufacturer as the first one. Thinking about deleting my account and re-registering with a new user ID and email address. Not sure if/how that will affect my wife's Kindle (which is registered to me), though. Hmm...the Kindle!!! I wonder if that's how someone is getting in? Not sure how one goes about adding security to one of those. That is very strange. Sorry, I don't know much abt Kindle. I would call Amazon and tell them what's going on and ask abt the kindle registration thing, too. They are usually pretty good on the phone. |
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Post by MsAli on Jun 5, 2018 10:27:43 GMT -5
That is odd. I would call Amazon.
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Post by grumpybill on Jun 5, 2018 11:30:24 GMT -5
It hasn't been enough of a problem to warrant spending time on the phone. Simpler to just delete the bogus reviews.
If it happens again, though, I'll probably call.
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