to post this "Amazon" scam email in AIBU?

[PausingFlatly]

Thus risking the wrath of Trills. But if I put it in Chat it'll disappear.

Anyway, it's prettily formatted and has a https link, so I thought worth sharing a warning.

Hello,
Starting September 2014 Amazon is makeing integrity checks related to his customers accounts, how they use the account and if the account is still used by the customer. If the customer account is not used for a longer period of time (2 mounth) it will be disabled by Amazon Team and then removed in the next two months of inactivity.

To validate that you use this Amazon account please use the generated link as follows:

[dodgy https link]

Additional Information
The procedures to disable and then delete the account acording to the Terms and Conditions of usage will take place in 48 hours after this email was send.
- The verification procedure requires a very short time from the customer.
- The generated link above is only active for 48 hours.
If during this period the customer does not make verification account will be disabled until further notice.

Thank you for your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience that this may create.

Amazon Customers Service.
Please note: This email was sent from a notification-only address that can't accept incoming email.
Please do not reply to this message.

It's fortunate they can't spell, isn't it?

I have changed it now and I might change some of my others as well.

I did copy it directly but chose/choose is one of the things I don't notice myself :) English isn't my first language and this is one of the words I often get wrong myself.

Yeah I think it's best to change the password directly through Amazon just in case.

Maybe they reset the password to an old password as they suspected unusual activity - ie a scammer changing your password after your details were posted on line?

So, somebody changed your password, Amazon changed it back to your old password and ask you to change your password. I would seriously change my password if I were you, as it means that they changed it back to a password that was posted online, for you to change it before your account is compromised.

Right, talked to the lovely Dianne at Amazon via lifechat and yes it is genuine but she agrees that the titel of the email "Your Amazon password has been changed" when it actually hasn't been changed at all is confusing. She says she'll pass it on to the security team.
I'll probably spend some time later today to change my other important account passwords.

Nice catch, Igneo!

And thank you for sharing all of that. It's a nightmare picking between the real and fake ones.

Sobering that the scammers make everyone so wary we now ignore real security emails - and then are vulnerable because of that.

Follow a few basic rules and you'll be fine. The main one being never ever click on the link within the email, even if it seems totally genuine. So if it says its from Amazon, go to your browser and go to Amazon and log in there, and you'll soon know.
Also some people won't know: if you hover over a link you will see the actual address of where the link will take you at the bottom of your screen, so its a quick way to see where it will direct you. Even if it matches up though, go through your browser and not directly through your email.

Along with grockle's excellent advice, I'd like to add:

Do not use the same password on any sites. No matter what.

Instead, adjust your password to the site.

So, for example, I may use MNITBSA for Mumsnet, which looks like nothing, but in my head it is Mumsnet Is The Best Site Anywhere.

And I would probably actually go MN1Tbs@ so now it's really nonsense.

That way if your username and password get harvested, they won't be able to open any other site because it's a unique password.

ooh i get the ones from BT shame for them im with virgin media i also get the cheap (or cheep) viagra ones plus the do you want a russian bride (no thank you)