![]() So my question is - what's the point? Is this kind of phishing email without any dangerous links common? Is there any way the sender could benefit, or harm me, if I clicked on a link that goes to an address? ![]() The claim code is presumably invalid, but if I tried to redeem it I presume it would simply fail (that's according to Amazon support). As far as I can tell, even if I fell for this phishing attempt, no information would get back to whoever sent it. There were several links within the email (none of which I clicked) that led to URLs, plus sharing links at the bottom for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. I've examined the headers and saw no suspicious links. So far, this sounds like an ordinary phishing attempt, which I would just report and ignore, but here's the strange part. I checked with my employer, who confirmed that they had not sent it, and with Amazon support, who confirmed that I had not been sent an email gift card. To be clear, I haven't clicked on any links in the email or tried to use the claim code, and I don't intend to. (The actual code has the same pattern of uppercase letters and decimal digits.) ![]() It included a plausible looking "Claim Code" for the gift card. Please enjoy this $50.00 Amazon gift card to purchaseĪn item of your choice to kick-off Q4 and in recognition I was suspicious because there was no mention of my employer's name, just a generic message: I recently received an email message with the subject "San Diego Site Leadership and Management Team sent you an Amazon Gift Card!", sent to my work address, apparently from " Gift Cards ".
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