Fraudulent emails from Amazon have skyrocketed by 500% since last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The popularity of the company founded by Jeff Bezos has made it one of the main targets of Internet scammers who try to take advantage of customers.
And as Amazon increases its level of security, the methods criminals use to steal have also become increasingly sophisticated.
The latest fraud scheme to be detected involves an official-looking email, purportedly from Amazon , which reaches customers with fake receipts or shipping confirmations for an order they never placed, as reported in the New York Post.
The email asks users to click on a link to obtain more information about their supposed order, leading them to believe that they have to update the your account details.
Another similar trick notifies users that there is a supposed problem with their Amazon account or payment method, tricking people into
By asking them to call the helpline or click on the link, Amazon users would actually be handing over their data private personal data to scammers.
So, it’s best to be vigilant and remember these three simple checks that can help you determine the authenticity of Amazon mailings.
1–You should first look for spelling or grammatical errors. This is the easiest way to tell if a message is legitimate, since a genuine email from Amazon would not have any errors.
2–If the email asks you to click on a link to verify your personal information or payment method, don’t. Amazon never asks users to take these actions via email, so this is likely a scam.
3–Finally, you must verify the sender’s full email address to make sure it’s from a verified Amazon account. This is a foolproof way to clear your doubts. Any email address that doesn’t end in ‘amazon.com’ is fake.
Remember that it’s always better to log in to your Amazon account yourself to check anything from there, rather than of clicking fake links.
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