A warning has been issued to Amazon shoppers about a scam that could fool you into handing over your bank account details to fraudsters.
The retail giant regularly emails its customers, making it the perfect cover for con artists to contact customers without the message necessarily standing out as being fraudulent.
So it’s more important than ever to be able to spot the difference between a scam email from a real one.
According to the Liverpool Echo, Action Fraud has issued the warning after it received more than 2,000 reports in one week about the fake emails purporting to be from Amazon.
The warning said: “Action Fraud has received over 2,000 reports in one week about fake emails purporting to be from Amazon.
“The emails claim the recipient’s Amazon account has been “locked” and that they need to complete an “identity verification” process in order to unlock it.
“The links in the emails lead to genuine-looking phishing websites that are designed to steal Amazon login credentials, as well as personal and financial information.
“Your bank, or any other official organisation, won’t ask you to share personal information over email or text.
“If you need to check that it’s a genuine message, contact them directly. Spotted a suspicious email? Forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) – report@phishing.gov.uk.”
How do I know if an email is from Amazon?
Amazon has issued the following advice to customers on their website to help protect them against email…
