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A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...
“An Amazon email scam can look exactly like a real Amazon email, or can be poorly crafted, and everything in between,” according to Alex Hamerstone, a director with the security-consulting ...
Amazon will also never ask you to buy gift cards to resolve an account issue, and it certainly won’t insist that you send Bitcoin. Unfortunately, scams involving crypto are all too common.
An email from Amazon warning customers to be careful of a possible gift card scam went awry when customers reported that they worried the legitimate company message might have been, itself, a scam.
Change raising, also known as a quick change [67] or short change [68] scam, is a common short con and involves an offer to change an amount of money with someone, while at the same time taking change or bills back and forth to confuse the person as to how much money is actually being changed.
The Signpost has identified an extensive scam perpetrated by a company that calls itself "Elite Wiki Writers" or "Wiki Moderator", among many other names. Some of the other names they are suspected of using include wikicuratorz.com, wikiscribes.com, wikimastery.com, and wikimediafoundetion.com.
While most junk email can seem like a minor annoyance, certain types of email can cause problems for not only you but other people you email. Sometimes these emails can contain dangerous viruses or malware that can infect your computer by downloading attached software, screensavers, photos, or offers for free products.
Best practices • Don't enable the "use less secure apps" feature. • Don't reply to any SMS request asking for a verification code. • Don't respond to unsolicited emails or requests to send money.