
BBB Alert: Email Scam Uses Amazon.com to Steal Your Identity
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The
Better Business Bureau is
alerting consumers about
fake emails purporting to be
from www.Amazon.com sent
to “confirm your order.”
The email looks real. It has
the Amazon logo, an order
number, a price, a
description of what was
ordered, and even a link to
get an Amazon.com credit
card. (Samples of these
fake emails are pasted
below).
These fake Amazon.com emails
are an example of “spoofing”
which is a scam that copies
a company’s identity to
confuse you into thinking
that you are dealing with
the real company. Spoofing
scams are intended to trick
you into clicking on the
links in the email and
providing personal
information which can be
used to steal your
identity.
“The link for the Amazon.com
credit card is especially
troubling because you will
be required to give your
social security number,”
said BBB President Tom
Bartholomy. “When a scammer
gets your social security
number, they have stuck
identity theft gold!”
If you shop on Amazon.com,
the BBB has these
reminders:
· Amazon will not
send you an email asking you
for your social security
number, your credit card
number, PIN number, credit
card security code, your
mother's maiden name, or
your Amazon.com password.
· Amazon will not
ask you to verify or confirm
your order or account
information.
· Amazon does not
send you emails that require
you to click on links or
attachments.
· If you receive
emails from Amazon about
orders you did not place,
please forward the e-mail to
stop-spoofing@amazon.com for
investigation.
· Poor grammar or
obvious mathematical
mistakes are red flags that
the email is fake.
For more information about
safe online shopping and
protecting your identity,
please visit www.bbb.org.
Better Business Bureau of
Southern Piedmont
13860 Ballantyne
Corporate Place, Suite
225
Charlotte, North
Carolina 28277
Vacation Bible School
Sunday, Aug 1 6:00pm to
8:30pm
at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Kannapolis, NC
"Walking with Jesus"
August 1st thru August 5th
6:00 pm until 8:30 pm
$10.00 per child
Ages 5 thru 9
Summer Readers' Festival
Wednesday, Aug 4 10:00am to
1:00pm
at Cabarrus Arena and Events
Center, Concord, NC
Schools & groups/daycares,
please arrive after 11:00
AM)
Event Description: Games,
Inflatables, Crawl Throughs,
Trackless Train, Concord
Fire Department Smoke House,
DARE Officers from Cabarrus
County Sheriff’s Dept.,
Buscuit & Gravy from Bob
Evans, Cabot Cheese
Giveaways, mark Lippard
(stiltwalker, magician &
balloon artist)– Roving
Entertainment, Demos from
Cabarrus County Gymnastics,
Concord Academy of martial
Arts Sponsored by: Cabarrus
County Public Library
Cabarrus Arena and Events
Center
4751 N. Carolina 49
Concord, NC 28026
(704) 920-3976
Planning and Zoning
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 |
6:00 p.m.
Kannapolis Train Station
Planning and Zoning meetings
begin at 6:00 PM in the
Meeting Room at the
Kannapolis Train Station.
The Kannapolis Train Station
is located at 201 South Main
Street.
Contact: Planning and
Zoning
Phone: 704-933-5999
Concord Library-"Recycled" Book Craft Part 2
On Thursday, August 5, as
part of the Teen Summer
Reading Program, the Concord
Library will be having
a “Recycled” Book Craft
activity at 2pm in the
auditorium/gallery.
Participants will be making
a cuff bracelet from an old
book cover. Spaces are
limited; call 704.920.2050
to register.
John S. Eury
Reference Librarian
Cabarrus County Public
Library-Concord Branch
27 Union St., N
Concord, NC 28025
704.920.2054; 704.784.3822
(FAX)
jseury@cabarruscounty.us
North Carolina's Tax Free
G.S. 105-164.13C provides
for a sales tax holiday on
certain types of personal
property sold between 12:01
A.M. on the first Friday in
August and 11:59 P.M. the
following Sunday.
Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:
•Clothing, footwear, and
school supplies under $100
•Sports and recreation
equipment under $50
•Computers under $3,500
•Computer equipment under
$250
Kannapolis City Council
Monday, August 09, 2010 |
6:00 p.m.
201 S. Main Street,
Kannapolis, NC
The Kannapolis City Council
will hold a workshop meeting
on August 09, 2010. Agendas
are posted the Friday before
each scheduled meeting on
our website. Meetings begin
at 6:00 at the Kannapolis
Train Station located at 201
South Main Street.
Contact: Bridgette Bell
Phone: 704-920-4333
E-mail:
bbell@cityofkannapolis.com
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
6:30 p.m.
Village Park
PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY COMMISSION - 2010
All meetings will begin at
6:30 p.m. in the Kannapolis
Village Park Building
located at 700 West C
Street, Kannapolis, NC.
Meetings are subject to
rescheduling due to holidays
and other events. To ensure
that a specific meeting date
is unchanged, please call
the Kannapolis Parks and
Recreation Director, Gary
Mills at 704-933-4340.
Blood Drives
August 11, 2010 NCDOT at
Cabarrus Arena
4751 NC Highway 49
Concord, NC 28025
9:00am-2:00pm
Diversity and Newcomers Commission
Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
6:30 p.m.
Kannapolis Train Station
201 South Main Street,
Kannapolis
The Diversity and Newcomers
Commission (DNC) meetings
begin at 6:30 PM in the
Meeting Room at the
Kannapolis Train Station,
located at 201 South Main
Street. Meeting time and
location are subject to
change. To confirm, please
call Renee Goodnight,
Community Outreach
Coordinator at 704-920-4311
or
rgoodnight@cityofkannapolis.c
om.
Environmental Stewardship Commission
Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
6:30 p.m.
Kannapolis Train Station
201 South Main Street,
Kannapolis
The Environmental
Stewardship Commission (ESC)
meetings begin at 6:30 PM in
the Meeting Room at the
Kannapolis Train Station,
located at 201 South Main
Street. Meeting time and
location are subject to
change. To confirm, please
call Renee Goodnight,
Community Outreach
Coordinator at 704-920-4311
or
rgoodnight@cityofkannapolis.c
om.
Blood Drive
August 12, 2010
Connextions
Inc.
4601 Corporate Dr
Concord, NC 28027
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
August 15, 2010
Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church
6841 Poplar Tent Rd.
Concord, NC 28027
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
August 15, 2010
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
4500 Rimer Road
North Concord, NC 28025
12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
August 18, 2010
CMC NorthEast
920 Church Street
Concord, NC 28025
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
August 19, 2010
CMC NorthEast
920 Church Street Concord, NC 28025
7:00 am - 1:00 pm
August 22, 2010
West Cabarrus Church
7655 Speedway Blvd.
Concord, NC 28027
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Kannapolis City Council
Monday, August 23, 2010 |
6:00 p.m.
201 S. Main Street,
Kannapolis, NC
The Kannapolis City Council
will hold a business meeting
on August 23, 2010. Agendas
are posted the Friday before
each scheduled meeting on
our website. Meetings begin
at 6:00 at the Kannapolis
Train Station located at 201
South Main Street.
Contact: Bridgette Bell
Phone: 704-920-4333
E-mail:
bbell@cityofkannapolis.com
Community CPR Classes
Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
8:00 a.m.
Fire Station #1 - 300
Firehouse Drive,
Kannapolis
The Kannapolis Fire
Department offers free and
low cost CPR courses on the
fourth Saturday of every
month. The one day course
will be held from 8:00 a.m. -
1:00 p.m. at Kannapolis
Fire Station 1, 300
Firehouse Dr., Kannapolis.
This program is free for
residents and $3 for non-
residents.
Participants will be taught
adult, child and infant CPR
as well as how to use an
automated external
defibrillator (AED). Each
course will use American
Heart Association curriculum
and a test will be given at
the end of the day for
certification purposes.
Class size is limited to 25
participants and
registration is required.
Those interested can
register by calling 704-920-
4260, Monday thru Friday, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. When
registering online, please
advise which month you will
be attending.
To register, or for more
information, please call
Division Chief Rick
Barnhardt at 704-920-4260.
Cabarrus County Fair
Friday, Sep 10 4:00pm to
11:00pm
at Cabarrus Arena and Events
Center, Concord, NC
CABARRUS COUNTY FAIR
Parking: FREE
Rides cost $1.00 per ticket
or $20 for ride wristbands
for unlimited mechanical
rides for 1 day at the fair.
Some rides may require extra
tickets in addition to the
wristband so please check
with ticket agent on the
midway before purchasing for
specifics.
Cabarrus Arena and Events
Center
4751 N. Carolina 49
Concord, NC 28026
(704) 920-3976
Kannapolis Kares Day 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Village Park; 700 West C
Street, Kannapolis
Show how much you "kare"
about your City by being
involved in Kannapolis Kares
Day on September 25. Plans
are beginning for the annual
event which last year
involved everything from
pulling tires out of the
stream at Safrit Park to
collecting supplies for
Hospice and Palliative Care
of Cabarrus County.
For additional information ,
please contact Renee
Goodnight, Community
Outreach Coordinator, at
(704) 920-4311
Open Mobiles in Cabarrus County:
July 30, 2010 1:00 PM-
5:30 PM Carolina Mall Food
Court 1480 Concord Parkway
North, Concord, NC
August 02, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:00 PM Broadus Baptist
Church 59 Green Street,
Concord, NC
August 02, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Mt. Mitchell UMC
6001 Old Salisbury-Concord,
Kannapolis, NC
August 10, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM First Presbyterian
Church 201 Vance St,
Kannapolis, NC
August 19, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Harrisburg Fire
Department 6450 Morehead Rd,
Harrisburg, NC
August 21, 2010 11:00 AM-
3:30 PM St. Enoch Lutheran
Church 701 Campbell Avenue,
Kannapolis, NC
August 23, 2010 3:30 PM-
8:00 PM Crossroads UMC 220
George Lyles, Concord, NC
August 26, 2010 12:30 PM-
6:30 PM Carolina Mall Food
Court 1480 Concord Parkway
North, Concord, NC
September 11, 2010 12:30 PM-
6:00 PM Lowes Motor Speedway
5555 Concord Parkway South,
Concord, NC
September 12, 2010 8:00 AM-
12:30 PM St. James Catholic
139 SW Manor Avenue,
Concord, NC
September 20, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM FIRST PRESBY CH
CABARRUS VIP CONCORD 39
Church Street, Concord,
NC
September 21, 2010 2:00 PM-
6:30 PM Connextions
4601Corporate Drive,
Concord, NC
September 21, 2010 9:00 AM-
1:30 PM Connextions
4601Corporate Drive,
Concord, NC
October 03, 2010 12:00 PM-
4:30 PM Calvary Lutheran
Church 950 Bradley Street,
Concord, NC
October 04, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM Gilwood Presbyterian
Church-Fellowship Hall 2993
Odell School Rd, Concord,
NC
October 04, 2010 1:00 PM-
5:30 PM Mount Pleasant
Middle School 8325 Hwy 49
North, Mount Pleasant, NC
October 10, 2010 12:30 PM-
5:00 PM Cross of Christ
Lutheran Church 4500 Rimer
Rd, Concord, NC
October 11, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Mt. Mitchell UMC
6001 Old Salisbury-Concord,
Kannapolis, NC
October 15, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Kannapolis Church of
Christ 2315 Concord Lake Rd,
Kannapolis, NC
October 20, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM Irvin Elementary
School 1400 Gold Rush Drive,
Concord, NC
October 21, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Harrisburg Fire
Department 6450 Morehead Rd,
Harrisburg, NC
November 01, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:00 PM Broadus Baptist
Church 59 Green Street,
Concord, NC
November 07, 2010 9:00 AM-
1:30 PM First Wesleyan
Church 301 Bethpage Rd,
Kannapolis, NC
November 08, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM Franklin Heights
Baptist Church 526 Wright
Avenue, Kannapolis, NC
November 15, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM FIRST PRESBY CH
CABARRUS VIP CONCORD 39
Church Street, Concord,
NC
December 07, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM Rocky River
Presbyterian Church 7940
Rocky River Rd, Concord,
NC
December 15, 2010 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM Irvin Elementary
School 1400 Gold Rush Drive,
Concord, NC
December 16, 2010 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Harrisburg Fire
Department 6450 Morehead Rd,
Harrisburg, NC
December 19, 2010 8:00 AM-
12:30 PM St. James Catholic
139 SW Manor Avenue,
Concord, NC
January 17, 2011 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM FIRST PRESBY CH
CABARRUS VIP CONCORD 39
Church Street, Concord,
NC
February 07, 2011 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Broadus Baptist
Church 59 Green Street,
Concord, NC
February 17, 2011 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Harrisburg Fire
Department 6450 Morehead Rd,
Harrisburg, NC
March 20, 2011 8:00 AM-
12:30 PM St. James Catholic
139 SW Manor Avenue,
Concord, NC
March 21, 2011 2:30 PM-
7:00 PM FIRST PRESBY CH
CABARRUS VIP CONCORD 39
Church Street, Concord,
NC
March 25, 2011 8:00 AM-
1:30 PM Mt. Pleasant High
School 700 Walker Rd, Mount
Pleasant, NC
April 21, 2011 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Harrisburg Fire
Department 6450 Morehead Rd,
Harrisburg, NC
May 02, 2011 3:00 PM-
7:30 PM Broadus Baptist
Church 59 Green Street,
Concord, NC
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