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Phone Scam Concerning Amazon Purchases

6 years ago

This one is new to me, if it's old to you disregard. I got a message that there was an order placed on my Amazon account for $349 and that I needed to call this number if it wasn't me. Well it wasn't me and I didn't call that number but I did go online into my Amazon account and didn't see anything suspicious. But I did go to the chat and told them about it and they said it was a scam. They said people are also getting emails like this. Just wanted to give a heads up not to fall for this.

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marilyn_c

6 years ago

I got a call saying I had won 5 million in the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, and I said that's amazing...I have never entered. He told me I was eligible for a $5,000 bonus, but Jody needed me to help him do something, so I told the nice man on the phone (with the foreign accent) that I didn't need the money and would like to donate it to him. And I hung up.

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Elmer J Fudd
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Good for you for thinking before acting.

History and patterns of conduct matter with this kind of stuff. The bad guys never go away and will always try new things.

I'm a longtime Amazon customer of light to moderate activity. I've never once been called by them.
morz8 - Washington Coast
6 years ago
DH got that call yesterday. The day before, I got the one that said thank you for my prime membership of a couple of hundred dollars and to press a number if there was an error. We disconnected from both, they were just two of a handful of annoying calls. At a time when phone is the only way I'm keeping track of my mother in her care facility and some of those calls are coming on the caregivers cells phones, not through the main switchboard number that I recognize. A little thing within a week of too many little things!
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Yes that sounds very frustrating. We get so busy it's hard to always remember to be self-protective. It almost has to be like a mantra: before I leave this place I have to protect myself by looking at my receipts. Luckily most of the time it can be taken care of. The last time I had trouble with purchasing at a store I had ordered at a Canadian Superstore for pick up. Will generally speaking I don't go looking through the bags to make sure I have everything as I buy quite a bit at a time, $500 worth. Next time I will though! I arrived home without a $30 block of cheese. I immediately phoned and said I did not receive my cheese and they subsequently found it in their fridge sitting in the back. I received my cheese when I went back there to get it. I felt like I had gone shopping anyway. Oh well these things happen. I hope your issue is completely resolved and am glad you got a refund for the suit with no receipt.
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sephia_wa
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There are also warnings about the Red Cross. Apparently there've been reports of people going door to door saying they are with the Red Cross and can give a COVID-19 test. It's not true. Don't answer the door to people saying they are with the Red Cross.
lucillle
6 years ago
I forecast a dramatic rise in scam attempts in the next weeks. There has been some talk of the gov't sending a check direct to taxpayers, I'm sure some scammer will pretend to be the government and send out emails asking people for their bank account and routing number to assure direct deposit and I'm sure they will get a bunch of people giving them that info.
Kathsgrdn
6 years ago
I got an email the other day saying that there was a problem with a recent purchase and my credit card. I went to Amazon and nothing wrong.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
I got it and about an hour later my husband got it.
joyfulguy
6 years ago
I got the call about the refund ftom Amazon - was it yesterday?

Have had zero business with them.

o j
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6 years ago
Yes it was yesterday but it wasn't about a refund, they said there was a suspicious purchase on Amazon on a debit card and I needed to call the number they gave and verify it. Of course I didn't.
samkarenorkaren
6 years ago
I got same email as ritaweeda. Contacted Amazon about it.

SamKaren Your resident dj

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