There isn’t even a phone number included in the emails that they send. Wait a minute, Amazon will never mention in their emails that you should call them if you didn’t place an order. 🚫 Red Flag #3: Oh look! There’s a handy dandy phone number for me to call about my fraudulent order. This has never shown up on ANY of my previous Amazon order details… something seemed very off about this! 🚫 Red Flag #2: “If you did not place this order” is never in the verbiage that Amazon uses when sending out shipment notifications. 🚫Red Flag #1: At a closer glance, I noticed that the email originated from a Gmail account instead of from order emails typically come from, and definitely NOT a Gmail account! My first thought was, “oh man, someone has hacked my Amazon account and I should call.” Luckily this “official” email had all of the information I needed in order to take care of it. Oddly enough, I knew the exact area as I used to live in a neighboring city. I received an email “from Amazon” that stated a Sony PlayStation had been shipped to an address in California. I thought I’d share my experience with you and give a few tips on what to look for in order to keep your information safe and to avoid being scammed. I received an email that appeared to be legit at first glance, but it wasn’t… it was in fact a total scam. Here’s how I dealt with an Amazon imposter: Y’all might want to grab a cup of coffee ☕️ and maybe even a snack 🍿 because my story is going to be kind of long, but I think it’s important to know these Amazon scams are out there.
in addition to the millions of dollars that are scammed every day related to online shopping, credit cards, and phony IRS bills. According to the FTC, Americans have lost over $382 million to fraud linked to COVID-19 since last year when the pandemic started. As unemployment numbers soared over the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic, it seems that phone and online scams have also been on the rise including identity theft, virtual credit card skimming, and more.
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