Is this e mail a scam?
i received a email by amazon apparently in which they ask me to vertify my email address. I signed up for amazon 2 years ago almost and have been buying things from them at chrismas and birthdays because they're cheap. So i dunno why'd they'd randomly ask for this surly its some sort of scam. I can also sign into amazon's site with zilch problems.
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100% scam.
That is a scammer trying to hi-jack your email address to spam all you contacts and then use the account to spam hundreds/thousands of others.
Amazon and all email companies, banks and all companies in the entire world will NEVER ask for your password, pin or date of birth. No Exceptions Ever.
Ignore and delete that email and any others demanding such information.
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If there is a link, hover your cursor over it and the address should show at the bottom of your browser. Check if it's a genuine Amazon link. Sometimes if a web service has not been used for a while a company may send an email to see if the email address is still used as they may remove you from their mailing list, but scammers operate the same way, so just as well you check it out first!
Buffy, i hadn't noticed anywhere in the question where it was mentioned that they asked for his password, they just asked to verify his email address. That is usually done by clicking a link. If it's really amazon the link should be clearly visible that it goes to an amazon address.
If I were you I would just delete it, especially if you can sign in to amazon with no problem. If you really want to know then forward it to amazon customer services, they will tell you if its genuine or not.
If your worried about it, then get in contact with amazon customer service and ask them,