Newest phishing e-mail that I just encountered today is one that poses as an order confirmation from Amazon. If you get something similar and you know that you have not ordered anything, please do not rush to open the link in the e-mail. Check your bank and credit card statements first, to make sure that no charges have taken place. Also, most e-mail programs allows you to see the full link without clicking on it. Simply move your mouse cursor to the link (without clicking!) and the full link will pop up. It's most likely NOT going to be an Amazon link. Even if it looks like one, don't click, just to be cautious.
If you have an Amazon account, you can go directly to their website, log in and check on your order history. If you do not have an Amazon account, go to their website and click on Help. On the Help page, there's an orange button that says "Contact us". You can contact them without signing in.
For your information, the link that the phishing e-mail tried to direct me to was:
http://www.aenjtrading.com/paper/admin/backups/xxxxxxx (I x'ed the last bit so if someone were to accidentally click on it, it won't work, hopefully.)
PLEASE PLEASE DON'T CLICK ON THIS. I haven't even dared to click on it, cuz you never know what it may do. It could automatically download a virus or malware onto the computer.
Anyway, here's what the phishing e-mail looks like:
For the few that views this blog, beware of scam and phishing e-mails. Always use common sense when surfing the internet, and don't click on any link that promises you things that seem too good to be true.
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