May 6 2012 1:49PM GMT
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Drug Spam, Online Shopping Scam, Scam, Viagra
Canadian drugstore spam poses as Amazon order cancellation
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Last week, I started to get emails in my Yahoo! mail, purportedly from Amazon.com, about a cancellation of my order. I figured these were bogus and confirmed this when my wife got identical emails. I decided to dig a bit deeper to see what they really were all about. Here’s a recent one:
Dear Customer, Your order has been successfully canceled. For your reference, here's a summary of your order: You just canceled order 111-219-44774 placed on May 5, 2012. Status: CANCELED _____________________________________________________________________ 1 "Araby"; 2003, Second Edition By: Rachel Armstrong Sold by: Amazon.com LLC _____________________________________________________________________ Thank you for visiting Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazon.com Earth's Biggest Selection http://www.amazon.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------
The order number and URL for Amazon both linked to a URL pointing to a Canadian drugstore site pitching those familiar male enhancement drugs. Here’s a partial screen shot:
Fortunately, there’s nothing malicious in this URL. It’s just scam drug spam. Put it where it belongs: in the trash.






