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Amazon scam???

millieshops — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:16:06 GMT

All of a sudden I'm getting emails and even voicemail from "Amazon service" I don't even belong to Amazon so I'm assuming scam. Anyone else getting unwarranted contacts?

Re: Amazon scam???

chrystaltree — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:22:21 GMT

It's obviously a scam so don't waste time or brain cells on them. It's like the calls I get to call and make arrangements to pick up my student loan check. It takes me 3 seconds to delete the call and block the number. Until they call again a few days later.

Re: Amazon scam???

Mindy D — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:30:58 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
All of a sudden I'm getting emails and even voicemail from "Amazon service" I don't even belong to Amazon so I'm assuming scam. Anyone else getting unwarranted contacts?

Please take a screenshot of the emails and then delete. Forward emails to Amazon. Look here to see how to do this. They have a department for this. Check their website. They want to put a stop to this but can't unless people let them know.

"Report Suspicious E-mails, Phone Calls, or Webpages

We take phishing and spoofing attempts on our customers very seriously. If you receive a correspondence that you think may not be from Amazon, please report it to us by sending the e-mail or webpage to stop-spoofing@amazon.com.

To report a phishing or spoofed e-mail or webpage:

Open a new e-mail and attach the e-mail you suspect is fake.
For suspicious webpages, simply copy & paste the link into the email body.
If you can't send the e-mail as an attachment, you can forward it.
Send the e-mail to stop-spoofing@amazon.com
Note: Sending this suspicious e-mail as an attachment is the best way for us to track it.

Note: Amazon can't respond personally when you report a suspicious correspondence to stop-spoofing@amazon.com, but you may receive an automatic confirmation. If you have security concerns about your account, please contact us using the Contact Usbutton.

To report a phishing phone call:

Visit www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/report-phishing.html and fill out as much information as you can.

Note:The form will not provide a phone call option in the subject dropdown, but the form can still be used to report suspicious phone calls to Amazon."

Above is quoted from Amazon. I hope I'm allowed to post this here. If not, I'll gladly remove it.

Re: Amazon scam???

millieshops — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:30:20 GMT

Thanks @chrystaltree,@Mindy D both for confirming my judgement and Mindy for the procedure so I can notify Amazon.

Re: Amazon scam???

Kachina624 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:05:35 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
All of a sudden I'm getting emails and even voicemail from "Amazon service" I don't even belong to Amazon so I'm assuming scam. Anyone else getting unwarranted contacts?

@millieshops Sorry but I don't see how getting junk email makes it a scam. A scam consists of bilking you out of money through some scheme.

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grandma r — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:17:38 GMT

Yes, I've been getting these messages since before Christmas. I hate these scammers. Can you just imagine the good they could do with their cyber skills???? So annoying!

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luvmyteddy4 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:21:07 GMT

The IRS and newer your electric company saying you owe money.

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Financialgrl — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:24:13 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@millieshops wrote:
All of a sudden I'm getting emails and even voicemail from "Amazon service" I don't even belong to Amazon so I'm assuming scam. Anyone else getting unwarranted contacts?
@millieshops Sorry but I don't see how getting junk email makes it a scam. A scam consists of bilking you out of money through some scheme.

What makes it a scam - first time I got one it had a link and I opened it. Once you do it says there is a problem with something you ordered and then they begin to phish for personal info. Not until I got to that page did I realize it bc it looked so real. I never had a problem bc I never entered anything and I won't on any site unless I specifically visited the site first as opposed to getting "cold" emails.

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MoJoV — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:43:55 GMT

Makes you sick doesn't it? Can't answer your phone can't answer your door can't open emails. Why can't this stuff be stopped? Morons calling about arresting me,my Social Security number is cancelled because of fraud and other such BS.Creeps at my door selling me "energy credits". Fed up with it.

Re: Amazon scam???

kivah — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:58:39 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
All of a sudden I'm getting emails and even voicemail from "Amazon service" I don't even belong to Amazon so I'm assuming scam. Anyone else getting unwarranted contacts?

SCAM, SCAM, SCAM.

In the past I used to get emails from "Amazon" when I never signed up.

Companies will never email or call u on the phone. You would get a letter in the mail - and if u do --- call the phone number u have for that company (not the phone number the SCAMMER gives u).

Re: Amazon scam???

kivah — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:00:17 GMT

@MoJoV wrote:
Makes you sick doesn't it? Can't answer your phone can't answer your door can't open emails. Why can't this stuff be stopped? Morons calling about arresting me,my Social Security number is cancelled because of fraud and other such BS.Creeps at my door selling me "energy credits". Fed up with it.

They sure make $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

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spent2much — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:44:17 GMT

Yes, I'm getting emails from Amazon about my Prime account. Fake emails, but they "look" real, like they're coming from Amazon. But the Prime account I use isn't in my name; it's in my DIL's name. I just delete them.

Re: Amazon scam???

deedledeedeedle — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:44:51 GMT

This is a Phishing scam.

I've been getting email from a sender described as "Amazon Services" stating my Prime membership is expiring and wanting me to select a hyper link to "correct" it. No way, no how. Don't fall for this, Boys and Girls!

dee

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JustJazzmom — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 05:29:19 GMT

New Jersey came out with a warning about the phone & e mail scam.

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Bridgegal — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 05:44:15 GMT

I haven't had that but yesterday when I got on my laptop I had a box pop up and a voice came on to have me call apple about a virus in my computer. It went on and on and gave a number. I just deleted it and moved on.

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JumpTheRope — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:20:42 GMT

I got an “Apple” email claiming my Cloud Key would lock in

24-hours UNLESS...ETC...ETC....

I made sure to text my F+F to ignore so called Apple email.

Scary stuff though...

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coco14 — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:45:01 GMT

The Amazon scam started several months ago and was widely discussed on news shows - then it seemed to go away, only to recently resume - what is interesting to me is that I place orders for books three or four times a month and yet have never received the scam email.

Every morning I get e-mails into my Spam from Fed Ex, Walmart, CVS, etc, all supposedly telling me I have won a gift card blah blah blah - luckily, my email shows me much of the content without my having to open it - so they get deleted -

Some months ago, someone posted here about hovering your cursor over the email sender's name - then you will see the completely nonsensical email address of the sender - a real clue that the email is a scam.

Re: Amazon scam???

millieshops — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:26:26 GMT

@Kachina624scam in the sense that if I click on their link, they have an extra path into me.

I think lots of things called scams when the vast majority of receivers don't answer and don't lose $$$. I do believe these contacts are nefarious and do not come from Amazon at all.

Is there a different term I can use?

Re: Amazon scam???

JustJazzmom — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:30:48 GMT

@coco14 wrote:
Some months ago, someone posted here about hovering your cursor over the email sender's name - then you will see the completely nonsensical email address of the sender - a real clue that the email is a scam.

That is exactly what I do, hover my cursor over the sender's e mail.

Yesterday I won something from CVS! -- e mail subject said CVS! instead of CVS.

Re: Amazon scam???

Kachina624 — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:14:44 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@Kachina624scam in the sense that if I click on their link, they have an extra path into me.

I think lots of things called scams when the vast majority of receivers don't answer and don't lose $$$. I do believe these contacts are nefarious and do not come from Amazon at all.

Is there a different term I can use?

@millieshops Spam. Junk mail.