Amazon: Be careful if you are also an Amazon Prime user. The company has warned users about increasing fishing incidents in recent times. The New York Post quoted an Amazon top official as saying that the scammer is trying to steal personal information like bank details and login credentials of users by becoming Ampalai of the company. In a statement earlier this month, Amazon said that in 2024 alone, more than 55,000 fishing websites and 12,000 phone numbers were discontinued which were used in online frauds.
Dharmesh Mehta, vice -president of Sailing Partner Services, while speaking from the New York Post, said, who is trying to get their personal information from people who are talking about being an employee of Scams Amazon, they risk consumers. He further said, although these scams are outside our store, we need to educate consumers about the safety of consumers and how to avoid scams.
This is how fraud
In many scams, email, text or call claims that the user has made purchases that they do not remember. This is sought by them to ‘verify’ order. According to malwarebytes, some fake emails also falsely claim that the user’s prime membership will be renewed for free, which also includes a fake ‘cancel the membership’ button that redirects on a fake Amazon login page.
If users fill their data on such a page, scammers can not only reach their Amazon account, but can also reach any other platforms using the same credential. In some cases, users are also asked to share the payment information.
Now you will be able to easily identify verified mail
Amazon said that it is taking new measures to help users identify the verified mail. Gmail, Yahoo and other major email users will now see the Amazon Smile logo next to the real email. The company also said that she never asks for payment on phone or email, nor does she ever request to buy gift cards.