George just received this email from Amazon regarding his account. Do you received it?

Online Security is a real issue you need to address. One of my friend George just received this email from Amazon regarding my account:

Hello,

At Amazon we take your security and privacy very seriously. As part of our routine monitoring, we discovered a list of email address and password sets posted online. While the list was not Amazon-related, we know that many customers reuse their passwords on several websites. We believe your email address and password set was on that list. For your security, we have assigned a temporary password to your account.

You will need to reset your password when you return to the Amazon.com site. To reset your password, click "Your Account" at the top of any page on Amazon.com. On the Sign In page, click the "Forgot your password?" link to reach the Amazon.com Password Assistance page. After you enter your email or mobile phone number, you will receive an email containing a personalized link. Click the link from the email and follow the directions provided.

Your new password will be effective immediately. We recommend that you choose a password that you have never used with any website.

Sincerely,

You will note a couple things about this email.

- There are no internal links. That lends credibility to this mail. If there were internal links I would be concerned that someone is Phishing for my information.

- Note the words "our routine monitoring". Amazon does what you should be doing as well. You should be routinely monitoring your personal information.

- "we recommend that you choose a password" that is unique. You should set up a password scheme that is easy to remember but provides a unique password for each site you are a member of, especially your financial transaction sites, like Amazon, Paypal, Your Bank, and Your Business. Need help with a scheme, email me and I will tell you an idea.

Now excuse me, I need to go reset my password. Get your own account security , identity protection for pennies a day, literally. Get 24/7 monitoring for less than 20 cents a day.