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Please be mindful of these types of requests, no matter how convincing they sound, only a scammer will ask for iTunes gift cards as payment. Let's examine the most common - and threatening - ways Amazon fraud can strike, and provide some tips to keep Amazon fraudsters at bay. Amazon continues to deal with a nefarious scheme - gift card scams. Here, fraudsters reach out to Amazon consumers via email, phone or social media and offer deeply discounted deals on not only Amazon gift cards, but gift cards from third-party providers like banks and credit card providers.
Often, the message comes with a call for urgency, i. Don't fall for it. Amazon gift cards can only be used on Amazon, and never can be used as a legitimate payment to other businesses and individuals.
Additionally, never provide the claim code on an Amazon gift card to someone you don't know - they'll use it to steal the gift card long before you can get law enforcement involved. In this scam, fraudsters claiming to be an Amazon seller, once again approach potential victims offering deeply discounted goods and services.
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The catch is that to make the purchase, the seller is only accepting Amazon gift cards as payment. When you make payment for the purchase, the goods never arrive, and you can't reach the seller to ask for your money back.
To avoid this scam: Any Amazon purchase engagement can only be made on the actual Amazon platform, either via the website or mobile app. Since no legitimate Amazon purchase can occur off of the Amazon platform, delete emails and hang up the phone if contacted by a fake Amazon seller. Amazon pays its employees well and works them hard , so landing a job for a person who places a premium on salary is a pretty big deal.
Amazon job scammers leverage the demand for Amazon jobs by posting false employment advertisements or phoning potential job applicants with offers to work for Amazon. The catch on this scam? The fraud artist will ask for an up-front processing or finder's fee, usually requiring a credit card, bank account number, or even an Amazon gift card.
Phishing-related Amazon scams are particularly dangerous, as the fraud artist's aim is to hide behind the Amazon brand to steal your Social Security number, bank account number, or credit card. Here's how it works. A scammer contacts you via email, claiming to be a customer service representative from Amazon. They'll note that your personal data needs to be updated on the Amazon website, or that a recent purchase can't be completed unless you confirm your personal data.
They'll ask you to click on a link and transmit that data, which in turn takes that data and steers it toward a fraudster's digital device, resulting in the loss of key personal financial information, which paves the way for financial fraud. If you receive a suspicious e-mail please report it immediately.
This common Amazon scam purports to "reward" you, a loyal Amazon customer, with a company discount voucher. The message is usually delivered via email, where the sender has you click on a link to get your voucher reward. Just delete any suspicious emails offering Amazon rewards. Any offer to write an Amazon.
The scam usually pops up after a big retail buying period, like Amazon. Usually delivered via email, the message offers monetary compensation for writing an Amazon. In reality, the recipient is steered to a fake Amazon. Amazon doesn't pay people to write site reviews, and doesn't ask for your password or username in any customer engagement situation. If you see a "write an Amazon review" email, hit that delete button.
This Amazon scam afflicts site buyers who believe they're purchasing a genuine, brand name product only to find that the product is a rip-off and nowhere near worth the money paid for it.