{"id":9092,"date":"2021-01-15T14:20:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=9092"},"modified":"2021-01-15T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:24:43","slug":"amazon-prime-day-scams-2020-scammers-create-fraudulent-websites-to-trick-their-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/amazon-prime-day-scams-2020-scammers-create-fraudulent-websites-to-trick-their-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Prime Day Scams 2020: Scammers Create Fraudulent Websites to Trick Their Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re an Amazon<\/a> Prime member, you’ve probably heard of a day filled with Amazon-exclusive discounts called Amazon<\/a> Prime Day. This is a day where Amazon Prime Members can log-in to their Amazon accounts and fill their carts guilt-free, knowing they are getting the best deals on the items they want. However, scammers know about this day and try to lure Amazon shoppers into their traps, stealing as much money as they can from innocent victims. They come up with a variety of ways to steal your information, such as fake phishing emails<\/a>, fake websites<\/a>, and even a fake customer support team. Here are a few Amazon Prime Day scams that you need to watch out for in 2020.<\/p>\n

Amazon Prime Day Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Miniature-shoppers-745691-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Amazon Customer Support Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers will pretend to be the Amazon<\/a> customer support team and call their victims<\/a>, claiming that there is a problem with their account. These problems usually range from claiming that your credit card on file is inaccurate, to claiming that your package was lost in the mail and they need to deliver you a new one.<\/p>\n

No matter what the excuse, it’s always a ploy to get your personal information such as your credit card number<\/a> and Amazon account details. They might also ask to have remote access to your computer, which gives them complete control of your device to search for whatever personal information or financial information they want to steal your identity and drain your bank account.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fake Amazon Phishing Texts and Emails<\/h3>\n

Scammers send out phishing text messages<\/a> and emails that look like it’s coming from the official Amazon<\/a> store. These text messages and emails contain links to what looks like the actual Amazon website<\/a>, but in reality, it isn’t. It’s a fake website that the scammer created that looks like the actual Amazon website.<\/p>\n

Attached to these messages are fake order numbers to packages you never ordered, which will ask you to update payment information. Once you enter your card number, the scammer then uses it to make purchases of their own and steals all your money. In some cases, these emails<\/a> and text messages also include fake coupons that you can “supposedly” use for your purchases, but in reality, it gives you malware<\/a> instead of discounts.<\/p>\n

Fake Amazon Websites<\/h3>\n

As mentioned in the previous scam, there are scammers<\/a> that will direct you to fake websites that look exactly like the real Amazon website. There are some websites that target people that want to return or exchange something, but then ask them for their credit card information to do so.<\/p>\n

There are also fake Amazon websites that claim that once you take a survey, you can win a free iPhone<\/a> 11. Once you take the survey, it claims you have won and asks for your credit card information to pay the $1 shipping fee to your house. Well, that “shipping fee” is actually more than $1 as scammers use\u00a0your credit card to make purchases they want to make.<\/p>\n

How to Avoid Amazon Prime Day Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Doing-online-shopping-at-home-553356-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n