With Christmas just a week away, the US firm has issued an urgent warning highlighting the risks users may face
Amazon has warned customers they could be scammed in the eight days as cyber thieves target people doing their Christmas shopping online.
With just a week to go until the festive holiday begins, the US shopping giant has issued an urgent warning highlighting the risks users may face.
According to Amazon, there are a number of tactics currently being used by hackers in a bid to steal personal data including user names, passwords and even bank details.
One of the most common scams customers have come across uses correspondence that pretends to have come from Amazon with shoppers receiving a message that suggests they have ordered a product, but “confirmation is needed” before it can be shipped.
Scammers may try to convince customers to supply payment or bank account information or even install software to complete the order. Amazon says anyone receiving messages regarding an order they weren’t expecting, should verify orders by logging into their Amazon account.
It added that only legitimate purchases will appear in the order history and Customer Service is available 24/7 to assist.
Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon’s vice president of Selling Partner Services said: “We want to help consumers avoid impersonation scams this holiday season.
“These happen when a scammer pretends to be a trusted…
