Amazon Prime Day Blog
Happy Amazon Prime Day! With these amazing deals going on, an uprise of scams are likely to happen. Cybercriminals use many different tactics and types of scams to trick you into sending over your personal information.
Cybercriminals have created fake websites that look identical to Amazon. Since they know so many people are buying things for Prime Day, they are sending out phishing emails saying there is something wrong with your account and it has been suspended. They also include the link to their "fake” website for you to further investigate this. If you fill out your login information on their website, they now have access to your account, personal information, and even can use that login to gain access to other accounts if you had used the same login information. Another phishing email circulating is one claiming your payment details need to be updated. This one also gives you a link to their website to gain your login credentials like the first phishing email.
These emails are worded to try and scare people into doing an action impulsively. Many people want to make purchases and can easily fall into this trap if they don’t slow down and think before they click.
TIPS:
- Always be cautious of unexpected emails. Make sure to hover over links before clicking on them and to slow down!
- Remember that cybercriminals will use wording to trick you into doing in action. They also could use wording that sounds too good to be true.
- This scam could show up as a text message as well. Stay alert!