Amazon app download scam

The catch on this scam? The fraud artist will ask for an up-front processing or finder's fee, usually requiring a credit card, bank account number, or even an Amazon gift card. Phishing-related Amazon scams are particularly dangerous, as the fraud artist's aim is to hide behind the Amazon brand to steal your Social Security number, bank account number, or credit card.

Here's how it works. A scammer contacts you via email, claiming to be a customer service representative from Amazon. They'll note that your personal data needs to be updated on the Amazon website, or that a recent purchase can't be completed unless you confirm your personal data.

They'll ask you to click on a link and transmit that data, which in turn takes that data and steers it toward a fraudster's digital device, resulting in the loss of key personal financial information, which paves the way for financial fraud. To avoid this scam: Amazon. If you receive a suspicious e-mail please report it immediately.

This common Amazon scam purports to "reward" you, a loyal Amazon customer, with a company discount voucher. The message is usually delivered via email, where the sender has you click on a link to get your voucher reward.

Just delete any suspicious emails offering Amazon rewards. Any offer to write an Amazon. The scam usually pops up after a big retail buying period, like Amazon. Usually delivered via email, the message offers monetary compensation for writing an Amazon. In reality, the recipient is steered to a fake Amazon. To avoid this scam: Amazon doesn't pay people to write site reviews and doesn't ask for your password or username in any customer engagement situation. If you see a "write an Amazon review" email, hit that delete button.

This Amazon scam afflicts site buyers who believe they're purchasing a genuine, brand name product only to find that the product is a rip-off and nowhere near worth the money paid for it.

Counterfeit sellers are a fact of life on Amazon and, even though the company does solid work in vetting and kicking fake sellers off the site, too many bogus sellers slip through the cracks and into the Amazon. To avoid this scam: Before you hit the "add to cart" or "buy with one click" button, do your due diligence and check out the seller's feedback and reviews.

The scammers cold call potential victims saying that their computer has a problem with a virus or some other kind of issue. Once they find someone who believes the spiel, they then direct the victim to provide remote access to their computer. Echo Setup App is aimed at users new to the Amazon Echo line of smart speakers powered by the Alexa voice assistant. The official Amazon Alexa app is actually used to set up any one of the speakers.

And the app reviews confirm the worse. To see what happened first hand, I downloaded the app to see what would happen. To start, I selected my device from a menu. On the next page, the app told me to plug in my Echo and then wait for an orange light. The next screen is where the scam begins and asks users to press a button to download the Alexa app. Scammers apparently have the sense of humor of a year-old boy, go figure.

She was told to share her password and account with the scammers. Almost immediately, the woman began receiving notifications popping up saying hundreds of dollars were being withdrawn from her account. Due to the holidays, Amazon orders are being placed every second, and with so many orders and deliveries coming in, thieves are taking advantage of the situation.