Simple tip: Don't buy gift cards or Bitcoin for strangers, allow access to your computer or device or hand over ID information to strangers, no matter how convincing the pitch. More: Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency warns jobless claimants of text phishing scam Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency, for example, warned Monday that crooks are sending text messages from a 210 area code, claiming that "your back payment deposit of $2,800 is now pending on your profile." The real agency doesn't contact people via text message. Scammers love to impersonate a brand that is well known and has credibility, including government agencies. She noted that the fraud network heard from 16 victims in just two days last week about Amazon-related scams of many different forms, including one that claimed $499 has been charged to a consumer's account for a purchase the person didn't make.Ī notice of a shockingly large purchase is just a ploy by scammers to get you to download apps like AnyDesk or TeamViewer to give the scammers access to your phone or personal computer as a way to steal data, access codes and even money. A lot of us during the pandemic had Amazon boxes being shipped every day," said Amy Nofziger, director of victim support for the AARP Fraud Watch Network. They use it for their TV with Amazon Prime.
"Amazon is very popular and millions of households use it for a variety of things.
In the first few days of July, Amazon-related phishing attacks increased by as much as 37% compared with the daily average in June, according to the cybersecurity firm Check Point Research's figures.
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