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7 years ago

Not sure if this has been mentioned here before or not, but beware of emails from Amazon requesting you give feedback to an item you recently purchased. I got two of them Monday. Neither item did I purchase. So I decided to call Amazon to initially report being charged for items not purchased but then realized it was a scam and wanted to verify it with them. Sure enough, it was. I should have known by the addy on both emails (something like "amazon.card". The Amazon rep sent me an email address to where I could forward the bogus feedback request emails.

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nicole___
7 years ago
Thanks for the info. I'm a feedback regular and just placed that order for flannel sheets on Amazon. No email ...... yet.
sushipup1
7 years ago
I've been getting spam/scams regarding Costco 'rewards' or gift cards. You know, 'click here' with a box to click. The address is usually a misspelling like "costcoscard' or something similar. Beware!
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
7 years ago
I get the real email like that from the amazon sellers but I never clicked through the email to make my review I go directly to the item in my amazon account and there you can choose to leave feedback. Interesting that someone thought of using that method, it's one I think more people might fall for especially if they but a lot. I would have noticed that I had not purchased the item too.

Thanks.
eld6161
7 years ago
So frustrating. I get at least one spam email a day. Most go straight over and I just delete them. There was something from Walmart about a gift card. I rarely shop there so they can "keep" their gift card.
jrb451
7 years ago
We no longer answer the phone when it’s from a number that we don’t know. Our thinking is that if it’s someone that really needs to get in touch with us they’ll leave a message. Yesterday my wife decided to play along with one of these callers. The caller ID read “Quebec”.

My wife: “Bon jour!”

Caller: “Grandma?”

Wife: “Jayme? Jayme, is that you?” (My wife’s not a grandma and doesn’t know anyone named Jayme.)

Caller: “Yes” “Grandma, I’m in a little bit of trouble. The other night I was riding in the car with Paul and his friend and we got pulled over by the Police. I didn’t know it but Paul’s friend had drugs in the car and we all got arrested. I’m going to need some money to get out of jail.”

Wife: “Jayme, I told you that I’d never have anything to do with you if you ever did drugs again.”

Caller: “But I wasn’t doing any drugs Grandma, it was Paul’s friend!”

Wife: Hangs up.

Immediate call back and she blocks the number on her phone.

Two days later and she’s still chuckling about it.

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