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Thread ID: 144015 2017-06-08 01:40:00 Your Order Has Been Cancelled Roscoe (6288) PC World Chat
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1436305 2017-06-08 01:40:00 I have had a few emails from different places that have ended up in my junk folder, Amazon in particular, saying that your order has been cancelled .

I have not cancelled any orders, nor have I placed any orders that need to be cancelled, so I am at a loss to know what these emails are about .

Has anyone had any emails like that? Does anyone know the reason why these emails are being sent? I'm curious .
Roscoe (6288)
1436306 2017-06-08 02:04:00 Probably phishing scams trying to trick you into clicking a link in the email and logging in with your account details. CYaBro (73)
1436307 2017-06-08 02:07:00 that have ended up in my junk folder

that should tell you all you need to know

Its a fake/phishing email, NOT from Amazon or whoever at all
Its designed to trick you into open it (which you did ?) , so they can either infect your PC or get your Amazon/paypall/bank details via a fake website

its really email 101 :badpc:
run an AV scan NOW .
1101 (13337)
1436308 2017-06-08 02:31:00 Yep had one from Amazon saying I had bought $460 of something(can't remember) and to log in to confirm

Scam
Lawrence (2987)
1436309 2017-06-08 04:45:00 [QUOTEIts a fake/phishing email, NOT from Amazon or whoever at all
Its designed to trick you into open it (which you did ?)[/QUOTE]

No, I did not open any of them. "Your Order Has Been Cancelled" was in the title line so I knew what it was.

I imagined it must have been some sort of scam as I had not ordered anything.
Roscoe (6288)
1436310 2017-06-08 22:35:00 Sometimes its easy to get fooled, especially if in a hurry .
My old boss got tricked into opening a fake DHL spam, as he was expecting a package sent via DHL . As soon as he opened it & clicked the
link he realised what he'd just done :)

Another chap I know would open most of his spams, just to try & find out why they were being sent to him :badpc: . Took me months to get him out of that habit
1101 (13337)
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