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Sorry, I must have clicked delete on the first reply.
Yes that would be very helpful along with a printout of the all the HTML.
@Jack
Also it is very important to use a text only email client and block remote content from loading.
They can do much damage just by loading “fonts” from a CDN.
Also highly recommend all sellers collect PCAP data from their local machines and networks. PCAP is packet capturing and shows the routing of data to and from your device. Even though analyzing pcap is very involved you will now have evidence for law enforcement. They have the tools to decipher all the traffic.
Do some home work on “pegasus” it is a zero click threat to your “smart phone”.
qualtrics.com is a genuine company used by Amazon for many things including verification.
The link looks genuine but it really depends if that’s where the link takes you.
If, when you hover your mouse on the link or long press the link on your phone, the new link that appears stays the same (exactly), then the email is genuine.
To me, the e-mail appears genuine, since as you mentioned, Qualtrics is a site that is used for Amazon surveys. Also, the disbursement-appeals e-mail is correct.
However, the wording itself is odd and I have never seen anything like this before. Someone just shared it on FB again as a phishing e-mail (I still can’t see the sender):
