I clicked on what I think might have been a scam email

I woke up to an email stating that I signed up for Amazon unlimited newsletter. I knew I didn’t, but without thinking, I clicked the unsubscribe button. It opened my Amazon account had me click unsubscribe. After I hit unsubscribed it had a resubscribe pop-up. But we have a few accounts in my house and it didn’t open up the account that the email was linked to it just stayed on the one that was already open. I know better than to click on these things and I don’t normally fall for it and now looking at it with the graphic Amazon and the bottom of the barrel effort in this email I’m pretty sure this was a scam email and I clicked on it. And it was also from an iCloud email not an Amazon. I don’t know what can come from this. Do you guys have any ideas? How bad is it to click on one of these?



“Subscription Successful


Dear (my email),


Thank you for subscribing to Kindle Unlimited Newsletter. You will receive this e-mail subscription weekly.


If you signed up for this subscription in error, you can unsubscribe here.”

iPhone SE, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 7, 2024 4:46 AM

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Posted on Sep 7, 2024 5:02 AM

Without being able to see the link we can't say for sure, but it's very possible that it was a scam and that you've given some crooks your Amazon login information. Immediately go into your Amazon account and change the password. If your normal password no longer works, then your Amazon account has almost certainly been hijacked. Contact Amazon Support for assistance.


If you use that same password on any other accounts - a very bad idea - immediately change those passwords.


Good luck.

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Sep 7, 2024 5:02 AM in response to Mandy-ummo-K

Without being able to see the link we can't say for sure, but it's very possible that it was a scam and that you've given some crooks your Amazon login information. Immediately go into your Amazon account and change the password. If your normal password no longer works, then your Amazon account has almost certainly been hijacked. Contact Amazon Support for assistance.


If you use that same password on any other accounts - a very bad idea - immediately change those passwords.


Good luck.

Sep 7, 2024 5:31 AM in response to Mandy-ummo-K

If it's a phishing scam as it appears to be, they were trying to get your Amazon credentials. Since you changed the password, your account should now be safe, though you should monitor it carefully to make sure no orders that you didn't place come through. However, since if this was a scam the scammers now know they have a valid email address, you may now get plagued with spam and other attempts to scam you. You should never provide account credentials or any other personal information in response to any unsolicited or unexpected contact, whether via email, phone, or text. That's how scammers work; to try and fool you into giving them your information.


Take a look through this to help prevent being scammed in the future:


Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Regards.

Sep 7, 2024 5:13 AM in response to varjak paw

thank you for responding!


I was able to get into the account and changed password. I also reported it to Amazon. What’s weird is all the emails about the password change and things like that are also now from iCloud emails too.


What can happen if it is a scam or a spam link?

If it opened and connected to the actual app, does that mean that it is an Amazon email or can scammers somehow connect it to the app?

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