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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy
1) The app is free. . so there is no money to refund for the app
2) the app is sold by Amazon Services, not the Amazon Appstore customer services.
3) Amazon should not know if you signed up or not in a non Amazon app
4) if you spend any money in the Apple App to Apple, Amazon doesn't have access to refund it
Also?
5) Did the email drop a drive by web injection virus?
6) is the phone number taking advantage of fear of clicking on a link to vs calling to talk to a live person?
That's why its the best phishing email evah!
its getting tougher out there folks, keep your guard up!
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1. I don't know that amazon doesn't sell subscriptions to apple TV just as they used to sell subscriptions to the Washington Post
2. The URL in the link is to the subscription services page where I would expect to go to see the status of an apple TV subscription purchased through amazon
3. If the apple TV subscription was purchased through amazon then they might know if you have ever used the app to activate the subscription
4. Correct, if you spent money with Apple through the apple app. However, see 1-3 above
5. The email could only inject a virus if the mail tool and its settings allowed that to happen. Most tools will protect against it unless the user has defeated those settings, chooses to download an image, or clicks on a link (which, of course, is what a phishing email intends for the user to do)
6. Yes, the phone number is a nice touch for any that would be cautious about clicking a link and would talk to a live person instead.
This *might* be an exact copy of a legitimate Amazon message with the only the links and phone number changed to target the unwary. In that respect it is very good.