Amazon Prime Email Scam
It’s that time of the year again isn’t it. We are all aware that Christmas is on its way, but sadly what also comes with the build up to the celebrations is a build up in scams. Online or offline scams, the scammers don’t seem to care, they are very active. And not only at Christmas either, but Christmas is a period where the scammers see greater opportunities. I imagine they see it as a bit of a feeding frenzy I suppose. No doubt you will come across many scams between now and Christmas. Here’s one that’s been brought to my attention recently. It’s an Amazon Prime Email Scam.
What exactly is it though? Take a look at the details below.
Amazon Prime Email Scam
In the screen shot image above you will see, in some respects, an authentic looking message. There’s a Prime logo and an email message that seems informative and genuine enough. Also, there’s the “do not click under any circumstances” orange clickable link announcing “Update Payment Method.”
But the email clearly isn’t genuine if you check it a bit more closely.
The first thing to notice in the image is that behind the redacted block just beneath “Restore access to your full benefits,” the email sender has addressed the message to an email address. Any message leading with a “Dear Email Address” is a huge sign that the message is a scam.
Another thing to look out for is the actual email address of the sender. For instance, if you ordered something from Amazon then you will receive an email notification from an address along the lines of auto-confirm@amazon.whatever (e.g. either .com or .co.uk). It will have Amazon in the email address though.
In the screenshot above, the email sender’s address is nonsensical. Just a mishmash of characters without any mention of Amazon in the address. Another huge sign.
Amazon Prime Email Scam – The Clincher
The two clues above should be enough to ensure that you shouldn’t click on the orange clickable link. But the real clincher to confirm that this is an Amazon Prime email scam is quite simply, the email recipient does not have an Amazon Prime account. Luckily a potential scam nightmare has been avoided.
Hopefully this message and the screenshot above will help you spot any such Amazon Prime email scam. Keep a keen out for any similar messages. You will get the gist of what tell-tale signs to watch out for in the narrative above.
Above all let’s all look forward to a pleasant and enjoyable Christmas. And where we can help each other with these warnings, let’s give a shout out and share the message.
Stay safe everyone.
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