![]() ![]() Here’s the kicker: people aged over 60 years were more than four times more likely than those under 60 to report losing money to an Amazon scam. Of the 273,000 people who reported being targeted by a business impersonator, 35% said the scammer claimed to be from Amazon. When it came to impersonator scams, Amazon was scammers’ favorite company to impersonate, by a wide margin. Of these, almost 6,000 reported losing money, over $27 million collectively, with a median individual loss of $1,000. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report late last year revealing that 96,000 people had reported being targeted by Amazon scams in a single 12-month period. More reasons to keep up with the latest Amazon scamsĮven if you’re fully on top of your digital hygiene, don’t answer calls from unknown callers or messages from unknown senders, you need to be aware of what’s out there, if only to protect your loved ones. See how to spot each of these scams, what to do when you come across them, and what to do if you or someone close to you has already fallen for one. Read to see over a dozen scams doing the rounds this year. Now is the time to prepare and warn others. ![]() A threat year-round, they go into overdrive around the Black Friday sales and holiday season. The stakes are high: these Amazon scams are aimed at stealing everything from your login credentials to your financial information and even your identity. ![]() Every hour of every day that you haven’t been paying attention, they’ve been getting better at what they do. When’s the last time you took stock of all the scams out there, let alone the many that plague Amazon customers? Scammers are always looking for new ways to separate vulnerable people from their money or personal and financial information. Scam techniques have been evolving at an incredible pace, from the technology used to improvements in the dark arts of manipulation. It’s likely those other people felt the same way before they fell victim, too. It’s easy to think that scams are something that other people fall for. Amazon Scams: Fake Calls, Texts and Emails to Avoid ![]()
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