In fact, if your email system is any good, it should already have been identified as spam. This time it’s more mundane and a lot easier for the bad guy: the message you’ve received is simply a virus waiting to infect you. Who then logs in to the real site as you, changes your password, and exploits their newly acquired access for all sorts of nefarious purposes. Usually, email messages about non-existent purchases or transactions are what’s known as phishing scams, where they link to a banking site or legitimate merchant like, but secretly takes you to a fake page that looks legit and prompts you to enter your account credentials - you know, login + password - but instead of logging you in to the site you think you’re at, instead sends that login information to the bad guy.
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