hifinutt
hifinutt
Just a post to warn that some are losing money to this scam. i am getting a lot of calls daily from this and nearly fell for it
An automated scam call is impersonating Amazon Prime, telling victims their subscription will be ‘renewed’ for £39.99. Here’s what you need to watch out for.
We’ve been made aware of an automated scam phone call designed to trick Amazon Prime customers into connecting with a fraudulent ‘account manager’.
It’s similar in tactics to the ‘Visa fraud department‘ call, which also instructs victims to ‘press 1’ to be connected.
From here, it’s highly likely scammers will attempt to extort bank details and/or personal data from you.
Amazon Prime scam: what to expect
To find out exactly what you need to watch out for, I spoke with Craig, a member of the public who received the call on his landline earlier this month.
He was told by an automated voice that this was a ‘reminder’, and that his Prime account was being renewed at a cost of £39.99.
It went on to tell him that he should ‘press 1’ to speak with an ‘account manager’.
Craig is indeed an Amazon Prime customer, however he’s never associated his home number with his Prime account. This would suggest that the scam is targeting members of the public at random, rather than Prime customers directly.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prime-renewal-scam-phone-call/
An automated scam call is impersonating Amazon Prime, telling victims their subscription will be ‘renewed’ for £39.99. Here’s what you need to watch out for.
We’ve been made aware of an automated scam phone call designed to trick Amazon Prime customers into connecting with a fraudulent ‘account manager’.
It’s similar in tactics to the ‘Visa fraud department‘ call, which also instructs victims to ‘press 1’ to be connected.
From here, it’s highly likely scammers will attempt to extort bank details and/or personal data from you.
Amazon Prime scam: what to expect
To find out exactly what you need to watch out for, I spoke with Craig, a member of the public who received the call on his landline earlier this month.
He was told by an automated voice that this was a ‘reminder’, and that his Prime account was being renewed at a cost of £39.99.
It went on to tell him that he should ‘press 1’ to speak with an ‘account manager’.
Craig is indeed an Amazon Prime customer, however he’s never associated his home number with his Prime account. This would suggest that the scam is targeting members of the public at random, rather than Prime customers directly.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prime-renewal-scam-phone-call/