I just got the following email:
At first, I thought it was a phishing attempt so I looked in the email header, it appeared to be really from Amazon. Then I looked around on the Internet. It turned out that quite a number of people had received it. Most of them are sellers on Amazon, but some are not. I myself have never sold anything on Amazon. I only opened a AWS account years ago and haven't used it for a long time. One of the typical cases I found about it is here: _http://www.hacker-dad.com/why-im-ditching-amazon/
So my questions are:
* Has anyone else got a similar email?
* Should I just ignore it?
Regarding the second question, I only have 3 - 4 Kindle books in my account and have hard copies for them anyway so I don't mind losing them. But I wrote a bunch of reviews, which may be lost if they close my account and that would be a pity. BTW, they said that my account would be inaccessible but it doesn't appear to be the case.
Hello,
To comply with applicable laws related to commercial transactions, we are conducting a review of your account. During the review, you will be unable to access your account.
Within 14 days, please send the following information for [my name] to our secure fax line at 1-206-922-5821:
- Complete residential address
- A copy of unexpired passport or other government issued identification (for example, driver’s license)
- Proof of address, such as your last utility bill (if the address on your passport or government issued identification is not current)
- The e-mail address that is registered to your Amazon account
- Reference ID 330901401
We will send an e-mail within 24 hours confirming receipt. We will convert your fax to a secure electronic image.
If we do not receive this information within 14 days, your account may be closed.
Regards,
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com
**IMPORTANT**
This is an auto-reply mail and replies to the same will not be processed. The taskID for this investigation is 330901401. Please attach the taskID in the response action for further processing of the investigation.
At first, I thought it was a phishing attempt so I looked in the email header, it appeared to be really from Amazon. Then I looked around on the Internet. It turned out that quite a number of people had received it. Most of them are sellers on Amazon, but some are not. I myself have never sold anything on Amazon. I only opened a AWS account years ago and haven't used it for a long time. One of the typical cases I found about it is here: _http://www.hacker-dad.com/why-im-ditching-amazon/
So my questions are:
* Has anyone else got a similar email?
* Should I just ignore it?
Regarding the second question, I only have 3 - 4 Kindle books in my account and have hard copies for them anyway so I don't mind losing them. But I wrote a bunch of reviews, which may be lost if they close my account and that would be a pity. BTW, they said that my account would be inaccessible but it doesn't appear to be the case.