Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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What makes you believe that is a phishing email?
Amazon has an appstore There is an Apple TV app in the amazon appstore The URL given to check your amazon appstore subscriptions is valid ON THE OTHER HAND: the x3080 number appears to indicate a scam! While the printed URLs in that email are valid, the link behind them may not be.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY Randallstown, MD Yakima, WA Stevensville, MD Village of Hillsborough Last edited by Bill14564; 01-01-2024 at 08:56 AM. |
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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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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.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY Randallstown, MD Yakima, WA Stevensville, MD Village of Hillsborough |
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you might try appstoresubscriptions rather than the word you typed above. It is a valid amazon page.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY Randallstown, MD Yakima, WA Stevensville, MD Village of Hillsborough |
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Winner winner -> chicken dinner! |
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Not Apple users, as most apple users use the Apple app store app right on their phone. NON apple phone users. . . So because you don't know, would you follow up on any of the links? Seems that you are the intended target as you don't know the answers to any of the questions. . |
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Since I did not receive the email I'm pretty sure I'm NOT the intended target. On the other hand, I *do* have a firestick with the Apple TV app installed so I am a potential target. Fortunately for me, I know how to analyze URLs and follow them safely. While I don't know if Amazon sells Apple TV subscriptions, I do know that I have not purchased one. (is there another question I don't know the answer to?) While I might fit some of the profile of an intended target, the effort would be lost on me.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY Randallstown, MD Yakima, WA Stevensville, MD Village of Hillsborough |
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Yeah, I got a few of them and fully intend to pay up as soon as that bank in Nigeria sends me the million dollars they are holding for me. If only I could dig up the $$ and pay their transfer fee. Life sure is getting complicated.
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with all the answers in the prior post having a "I don't know " vibe to them, vs this post's statements, makes a big difference in one's intuition of the poster's cyber awareness. |
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First thing, never go to any url from a 3rd party. 2nd, never call a phone number from an email. 3rd, if any email claims your account has been charged (PayPal, Amazon, wayfair, Apple, etc) and you need to go to this url or call this number, DON’T, always go to the parent company in question to see if this so called charge is legitimate. 4th, I never go to another company to download an iPad/iphone/Apple TV app, I always go to the Apple App Store to download an app.
To make things less stressful, get a subscription to LifeLock and configure this to always alert you for any transaction on any of your credit cards, brokerage accts, bank accounts, dark web, etc. I’ve done this for years and if you go thru Sam’s Club, you get a decent reduction in monthly cost. |
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