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  2. Amazon Warns Order Scams Are on the Rise After Initiating ...

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    Another fraudster may use a fake order number and an apparent emergency with the payment to get a person to contact “Amazon” (in reality, the scammer or their associates) for a refund.

  3. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    This may cause the company to throw out the 'return', thinking it is junk mail. This serves the same purpose as a package redirection scam; the company believes they mismanaged the return and refunds the scammer's money. It is also possible to remove the label after shipping the item.

  4. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  5. I’ve been scammed — will my bank refund the money? - AOL

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    Whether your bank refunds money lost in a scam depends on several factors: the type of scam, how you sent the funds, the bank’s policies and if you authorized the transaction. Learn more in our ...

  6. This Is What an Amazon Email Scam Looks Like - AOL

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    “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 ...

  7. Refund theft - Wikipedia

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    Refund theft, also known as refund fraud, refund scam or whitehouse scam, is a crime which involves returning goods ineligible for refund to a retailer in exchange for money or other goods. The goods returned may have been acquired illegally, or they may be discarded damaged goods.

  8. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't respond to unsolicited emails or requests to send money. • Pay attention to the types of data you're authorizing access to, especially in third-party apps. • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams.

  9. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    Unlike traditional phishing, which relies on deceptive emails or websites, quishing uses QR codes to bypass email filters [34] [35] and increase the likelihood that victims will fall for the scam, as people tend to trust QR codes and may not scrutinize them as carefully as a URL or email link. The bogus codes may be sent by email, social media ...