Amazon.com is warning that scammers are just as eager as consumers to take advantage of holiday shopping deals, with bad actors trying to gain access to customers' Prime accounts through scam emails, calls and texts. The online retailer said it has seen a surge incriminal activityinvolving the...
The most common types of gift cards involved in scams are those issued by big companies with physical goods — such as Amazon, Target, eBay, or Walmart. But digital markets such as the Steam Store or Google Play Store are also vulnerable. Vanilla gift card scams, which go after VISA vani...
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You’ll receive something valuable, like concert tickets,Amazon gift cards, etc. Unfortunately, when you click the link to log in to your account, you won’t be logging into Snapchat. This dummy site may look like Snapchat, but it’s just a way for scammers to collect and steal your...
There's also an offline version of this scam involving missed-delivery notices left in mailboxes. Victims who call the number on the notice may then be asked to provide acredit card numberor other information. However, any request for payment or personal information is a clue that something...
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Always read product and service reviews before buying, but also take these with a grain of salt. Remember that large marketplace platforms like Amazon harbor vendors who write fake reviews for their own products (or simply bribe customers with gift cards to write 5-star reviews). If you’r...
If you have made a purchase or become aware of any similar fraud or scam [involving Makita USA products], please contact Daniel Rhodes, General Counsel at 800.462.5482, x4215 and report the fraud to your credit card company and/or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): https://r...