Newegg.com is taking extra precaution on phishing scam fight against hacking

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your newegg.com account got hacked

As I have mentioned on many of my previous email, phishing cracking hacking scam fraud activities happening in many different ways, taking extra precaution is always a good thing. The bottom line is, don’t open any email attachment for email link, I mean even if it’s the one you know – If you know then simply go directly to the site by typing in the domain name such as ebay.com paypal.com instead of clicking on the email. However there will be time where email ask for validation by clicking on the link to verified then you would need to validate the link by mouse over the link ensure it is indeed the site you would want to visit and trust, when you mouse over the domain or exact link should appear on the bottom left or shows up on your screen.

 

Newegg has become aware of fraudulent (phishing scam) correspondence disguised as official Newegg correspondence. Newegg takes the security of customer information extremely seriously and wants to assure you phishing communication is in no way affiliated with or originating from Newegg. Newegg will NEVER ask you for your password, financial or personal information in an e-mail communication. We have taken immediate steps to verify that no customer data has been breached and to inform the proper authorities. Rest assured your information is safe with us.
What is a “phishing scam”?

You may have recently received fraudulent correspondence disguised as an official communication from Newegg. This kind of fake communication is part of a phishing scam, which is designed to “fish” for information by luring unsuspecting recipients into divulging or verifying personal details, like bank accounts, addresses, names and more. Phishing scam artists can send fraudulent communication to millions of people at a time. If you have received phishing communication from someone pretending to be Newegg, this does not mean that Newegg’s data security has been breached. Newegg protects your information with sophisticated security measures, and the recent phishing scam did not compromise our data security.

Help Us Fight Fraud

Newegg takes every security threat seriously and strives to ensure your purchases are as safe and secure as possible . Online scams and phishing attacks are unfortunately common occurrences across the industry and should be handled with extreme caution.

If you have received a suspicious e-mail, we strongly advise that you DO NOT respond, download or click any of the links provided.
Please refer to our FAQ page for tips on how to identify and protect yourself against such attacks in the future: How do I identify Phishing or Spoofed E-mails?

Help us provide the best experience for our customers by forwarding this page to your friends and family whom you think may have been affected by these attacks.

For more information, please visit our Contact Us page:
http://www.newegg.com/HelpInfo/OverView.aspx#ContactUsTab
Our Customer Service Representatives will be happy to assist you.
We thank you for your ongoing support. Stay safe.