Amazon's New Order Confirmation Emails Seen Boosting Phishing Risk

Amazon’s New Order Confirmation Emails Seen Boosting Phishing Risk

When Dan Landau ordered a portable photo printer from Amazon.com Inc., he expected the confirmation email to tell him what was on its way. Instead, he was notified that his “luggage” was coming. In another instance, the 38-year-old head of marketing for a venture capital firm ordered items to maintain his pool and was confused when the company labeled them three different ways: “Decor,” “Outdoors” and “Garden.”

Amazon's New Order Confirmation Emails Seen Boosting Phishing Risk

Critics say the emails can be so vague, and sometimes so far removed from the actual product, that they become less useful for telling customers what's being shipped, and more useful to scammers...