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  • Accidentally clicked an unknown link on an email.. what to do next?
  • cloudnine
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    Mrs Cloudnine accidentally clicked a link sent in an email from a supposed customer query. It looks like an amazon market place enquiry but its a similar fake URL..What’s the best procedure? (Should i post the link?)

    aracer
    Free Member

    Did she enter a password? If so, change it (and any other passwords the same).

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    Clear browser cache and history, Malwarebytes, full defender scan.

    cloudnine
    Free Member

    Thanks..

    The link didnt work so no password entered.
    This is the link..
    It doesnt actually work. It might be a genuine enquiry as she sells on amazon, ebay and has a website.

    https;//www.amazons-marketplaces.uk/gp/offers-orders-202-7462154-9766432

    Already done a full defender scan which showed up nothing

    timba
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    Greybeard
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    It didn’t work because it doesn’t exist

    No match for “amazons-marketplaces.uk”.
    This domain name has not been registered.
    WHOIS lookup made at 09:20:32 18-Nov-2017

    So in this case, I can’t see any problem. But in general, what wwaswas said.

    spooky_b329
    Full Member

    Internet/anti virus police or Amazon probably killed the link/host before you clicked on it 🙂

    thepurist
    Full Member

    Is that the text displayed or the actual link target?

    jambalaya
    Free Member

    ^^^ good question

    cloudnine
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    Yes.. that’s how the link was pasted in the email.

    There was some text written querying an order but it doesn’t relate to am order

    gozarch
    Free Member

    Surely there’s an ‘s’ on the end of Amazon and marketplace that shouldn’t be there?

    cloudnine
    Free Member

    Yes.. my wife didnt look at the link properly before clicking it.

    Just seemed like an odd email. With a link that doesnt actually work (unless its already been taken down)

    captmorgan
    Free Member

    That was the text in the emai I assume or have you looked at the email source text?
    If the former then it’s unclear where the link really goes to

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