Help! Is there a cyber security expert here?

[meridian]

I am getting these emails (twice this week), saying that my orders have been shipped, once for $~1500, and once for $~3000 from Amazon.com.
Considering that the email given in the "order" is not that of Amazon.com (one is sullivanhoward434@gmail.com), I am fairly certain that this is spam or more likely a scam.
Any thoughts on what I should do with them, except for ignoring?

It's scary! Yes, I checked my checking accounts and credit card accounts and didn't find anything fishy there.

TIA

 

[TheOriginalHappyGoat]

I am getting these emails (twice this week), saying that my orders have been shipped, once for $~1500, and once for $~3000 from Amazon.com.
Considering that the email given in the "order" is not that of Amazon.com (one is sullivanhoward434@gmail.com), I am fairly certain that this is spam or more likely a scam.
Any thoughts on what I should do with them, except for ignoring?

It's scary! Yes, I checked my checking accounts and credit card accounts and didn't find anything fishy there.

TIA

Delete the emails. Don't click any links. You're good.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I am getting these emails (twice this week), saying that my orders have been shipped, once for $~1500, and once for $~3000 from Amazon.com.
Considering that the email given in the "order" is not that of Amazon.com (one is sullivanhoward434@gmail.com), I am fairly certain that this is spam or more likely a scam.
Any thoughts on what I should do with them, except for ignoring?

It's scary! Yes, I checked my checking accounts and credit card accounts and didn't find anything fishy there.

TIA

What Goat said except you might contact Amazon and see if you can forward the emails to them. There might be information in the headers that authorities can use to track down the sender.

 

[meridian]

What Goat said except you might contact Amazon and see if you can forward the emails to them. There might be information in the headers that authorities can use to track down the sender.

That's good advice, except that, have you ever tried to contact Amazon.com by email?
I have rarely been successful in contacting them for questions. I often drive to downtown Seattle office to ask questions if important.

 

[Noodle]

What Goat said except you might contact Amazon and see if you can forward the emails to them. There might be information in the headers that authorities can use to track down the sender.

Highly unlikely that Amazon will even look at them. Tens of thousands of these are sent every day and the chance of identifying the sender is nil.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Highly unlikely that Amazon will even look at them. Tens of thousands of these are sent every day and the chance of identifying the sender is nil.

Probably true. Chances are good the headers have nothing. I used to work for a small business diving into email headers and web server logs looking for crap. Being infinitely smaller than Amazon we wanted our customers to trust us more than Amazon probably needs to or can.

 

[Stuffshot]

Probably true. Chances are good the headers have nothing. I used to work for a small business diving into email headers and web server logs looking for crap. Being infinitely smaller than Amazon we wanted our customers to trust us more than Amazon probably needs to or can.

I'd still probably change my email password and run Malwarebytes. But I'm paranoid.

 

[Lucy01]

I am getting these emails (twice this week), saying that my orders have been shipped, once for $~1500, and once for $~3000 from Amazon.com.
Considering that the email given in the "order" is not that of Amazon.com (one is sullivanhoward434@gmail.com), I am fairly certain that this is spam or more likely a scam.
Any thoughts on what I should do with them, except for ignoring?

It's scary! Yes, I checked my checking accounts and credit card accounts and didn't find anything fishy there.

TIA

Giggle Giggle

 

[Noodle]

I'd still probably change my email password and run Malwarebytes. But I'm paranoid.

Because someone sent you a couple of random scam emails?!?

 

[meridian]

Giggle Giggle

I've tried that too but didn't do any good. 😊

 

[ribbont]

I am getting these emails (twice this week), saying that my orders have been shipped, once for $~1500, and once for $~3000 from Amazon.com.
Considering that the email given in the "order" is not that of Amazon.com (one is sullivanhoward434@gmail.com), I am fairly certain that this is spam or more likely a scam.
Any thoughts on what I should do with them, except for ignoring?

It's scary! Yes, I checked my checking accounts and credit card accounts and didn't find anything fishy there.

TIA

Probably the Russians! Call MSNBC to link it to Trump!

 

[Bloom.]

Delete the emails. Don't click any links. You're good.

I'd still probably change my email password and run Malwarebytes. But I'm paranoid.

These two posts sum it up pretty well.

Because someone sent you a couple of random scam emails?!?

What does it hurt?

 

[StelioKontos]

What does it hurt?

Agreed. Like Remo said in 'Casino',
"Why take a chance?"

 

[NPT]

I am getting these emails (twice this week), saying that my orders have been shipped, once for $~1500, and once for $~3000 from Amazon.com.
Considering that the email given in the "order" is not that of Amazon.com (one is sullivanhoward434@gmail.com), I am fairly certain that this is spam or more likely a scam.
Any thoughts on what I should do with them, except for ignoring?

It's scary! Yes, I checked my checking accounts and credit card accounts and didn't find anything fishy there.

TIA

It's easy in some emails to put a filter in some email providers to send the emails directly to the trash. I probably have 10 filters in my gmail account to delete emails from certain places. If a car dealer gets your email they never stop so I just filter them out.

 

[BorisSutherland]

I could try helping if you wish, but I'm not a qualified cybersecurity specialist. However, I do have a computer science degree, and I'm familiar with the cybersecurity industry. If you haven't solved your problem yet, then hit me up! We'll give it a try! You could also contact the guys from https://sphereit.uk. They offer 24/7 assistance, and they genuinely are some professionals. They might be able to help more, but I guess you'll have to pay for it. If you're not willing to do so, then plan number 1 still works!

 

[outside shooter]

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