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No two Amazon email scams look alike, which makes them tough to spot. In one common scam, you might receive a receipt and shipping confirmation for an Amazon order you never placed.
First, the sender's email address ends in ".info"—real Amazon emails will always end in "@amazon.com" or any of the emails listed here (some vary by country or region).
Another fraudster may use a fake order number and an apparent emergency with the payment to get a person to contact “Amazon” (in reality, the scammer or their associates) for a refund.
Package redirection scam. A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide ...
A domain name scam is a type of intellectual property scam or confidence scam in which unscrupulous domain name registrars attempt to generate revenue by tricking businesses into buying, selling, listing or converting a domain name. The Office of Fair Trading in the United Kingdom has outlined two types of domain name scams which are "Domain ...
Email fraud (or email scam) is intentional deception for either personal gain or to damage another individual using email as the vehicle. Almost as soon as email became widely used, it began to be used as a means to de fraud people, just as telephony and paper mail were used by previous generations. Email fraud can take the form of a confidence ...
How To Spot a Triangle Scam. Recognizing the signs of a triangle scam can help you avoid falling prey to one. Here are some red flags to watch out for: Too-Good-To-Be-True Prices: If a deal seems ...
An email from Amazon warning customers to be careful of a possible gift card scam went awry when customers reported that they worried the legitimate company message might have been, itself, a scam