People freak out after Amazon sends emails about nonexistent baby registries
Everyone receives an odd email every so often, but when it's from a trusted site like Amazon and it's sent to masses, people tend to freak out a little.
Sometimes after 4:30 p.m. ET Tuesday afternoon, Amazon apparently sent a mass email to an unknown number of people, informing them that "a gift is on its way." But before anyone could count their blessings that the Amazon gods or a kind soul were gifting them some free stuff, the message was promptly ruined by a baby wearing a diaper.
"Hello Amazon Customer," the email reads. "Someone great recently purchased a gift from your baby registry!"
The problem? This email was sent out to a bunch of people who did not have baby registries with Amazon. Some of them didn't even have babies.
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Some people claimed it was possibly a "scam" or even a phishing attempt, though some have shot down those rumors.
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Given the sensitive nature of the contents, some were less than pleased to receive the email.
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While others found it found it humorous.
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Amazon did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment, but we'll update this post if we hear back.
UPDATE: Sept. 19, 2017, 11:03 p.m. PDT Amazon sent an apology email to customers Tuesday evening.
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