Community Chat

[bonnielu]

Lots of scams out there.  You would never collect on this... someone else has your information and has diverted the payments.  Good thing you reported it.

A week ago... an email from a friend.  Could I please get an Amazon card and send it to her niece for a birthday present.  Her credit card was being updated or reviewed.  I wrote her back and said NO and told her why.  I showed her a copy of a scam with my name and address that was not mine.  Someone charged my account for two games and they were to be sent to two different addresses.  Dumb ole me.  I never should have included the invoices... I did take my personal credit info off.  Turned out my friend's name had been shared with an email by an email distribution list  associated with a church in a small town.  No one seemed to think showing all those names were dangerous.  Well I was a target since my friends email was taken over.  I immediately called her and then finding out it was not her request.  I called Amazon and monitored by bank and credit cards.  I also changed passwords. I was safe.  A DAY LATER I GOT A CALL FROM SO CALLED AMAZON.... TELLING ME MY ACCOUNT WAS CHARGED.  Welll by now I knew how the scam operated. If they could get financial info MY ACCOUNT WOULD BE SCAMMED.  I hung up and hopefully they have given up on me.