Hi,
I decided to start a thread so you can share any scams/ phishing attempts you come across related to Amazon… anything you find that helps others stay safe 
My first scam to share is this phishing message - a new way of trying to trick you, beware and don’t click on any links!
Good idea. I like it 
Ohh , I received something similar from "Royal Mail "
I get quite a few of these phishing scams. This one came from USPS in the Philippines 
A good friend of mine and a well-known member of this community just found out that someone has created a company in the UK under his own details (same name, same address). How is this possible? How can we verify if anyone is using our details? How can we avoid this? He mentioned that he only sent his documents and details to Amazon and no one else.
Yesterday, I had a look at my Experian account and saw a few alerts that my details are being sold online. I was like, what the heck?
Experian is good as you can set alerts, however some banks report to them some to equifax and some to transunion so the only way to know is use this service I ask all my clients to do. FREE for first 30 days then monthly fee applies, if you can be cheeky and say that you want to cancle before 30 days they wil offer same for less price hahahah.
Affiliate link here https://www.checkmyfile.partners/36TLP7D/2CTPL/ this report is good that it shows all credit agencies and any activity that has happend on your account
This is a common breach of information. We don’t know if it is from Amazon or from your bank accounts or websites and apps that you have subscription. Most of these digital platforms have 3rd party service providers who handles customer’s data and informations and this is where the breach happen.
It’s easy to create a similar company online … even a space here or there would be able to do it . same as creating a new similar brand that lot of people do …
Do i still need experia if i have an account on checkmyfiles?
Amazon requires our details to be listed on our store fronts so l’m not surprised. We have to stay on top of this. You can set alerts up across all the credit reporting agencies.
From a Linkedin post:
Don’t you freaking dare EVER buy a “discount shipping label” from someone on Twitter, Discord, WeChat, etc. You know, those shipping labels that supposedly cost $1 to ship 15 lbs of stuff cross-country?
These are fake, photoshopped, or involve stolen credit card purchases. Always. There is no legitimate way to make shipping cost that little.
Your favorite content creator pushing these? Call them out and unfollow.
Your friend telling you to try this? Smack their forehead and give them a V8.
This is mail fraud. You can ACTUALLY go to jail for this, as can the person selling them to you.
There’s an ongoing scam involving Amazon that works like this:
A Chinese seller copies an Amazon listing and posts it on Walmart Marketplace. They then sell the item to a Walmart customer. Simultaneously, the seller creates an Amazon customer account, orders the same item from a third-party seller, and once it ships with tracking marked as delivered, they report it as lost in transit. Meanwhile, the Walmart customer receives their product, the Chinese seller gets paid by Walmart, and also receives a refund by filing an A-to-Z claim on Amazon.
The scammer uses templates like this:
“Hello, I’d like to know why the goods I ordered haven’t arrived yet. I don’t want to wait any longer. Please give me a refund.”
I’ve found the exact same listing on Walmart, and it’s from a Chinese seller.
I am getting these daily. Somehow, my e-mail was apparently put into a database regarding the hotel and accommodation industry and they are targeting me thinking that I will click on the links as the owner of a property.
Bu these communications are also giving me a glimpse of how the complaints systems work with Booking sellers.
Beware of this scam. I received this on my business email which has not been used in creating any Amazon account.
The email is something like jfdjdheheiksjshshsjsk@djdjjdsjsjdhhs-fjdjejkwndn etc
Those are coming in different forms.
I got many emails that my box can’t be delivered, asking me to update my addresses.
Simply fixed just by logging into your account. And checking if theres a problem.
It looks real, how can we differentiate between scam and legit email?
Best thing to do is if you receive an email saying you need to update ANY information, go directly to your account independently and login to make any needed updates to your information.
If I get a phone call warning of credit card fraud or bank fraud. I look on the back of my card for the correct phone number.
My wife was scammed like this a while back, it was from the bank, page looked very similar to her online banking and when details were entered, she couldn’t log in, didn’t take much notice of it until her bank was emptied, so it was clearly some sort of phishing scam.
