This scam continues to hit consumers hard, and if you’re not careful just one call or click of the mouse could cost you.
Many ABC11 viewers shared emails and text messages that appear to be from Amazon, PayPal, or even your bank. The messages claim a purchase was made on your account, or that your account was compromised. You’re then prompted to click a link or call to secure your account.
The problem, these emails, and calls are not really coming from a legit company, instead, it’s all a scam.
“Scammers really prey on the fact that they’re making people nervous or they’re causing them to panic. So it is always important to really take that time, take a second, breathe and go about it the right way with the steps that you know to be true,” Alyssa Parker with the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina said.
One ABC11 viewer lost $16,000 to this scam when she got this email claiming a purchase was made on her amazon account.
One sure sign it’s a scam, look at the sender’s email address, you can see it’s not coming from Amazon. If you get one of these emails or calls, don’t click on any links, or call the number listed in the email. If you’re asked to buy gift cards and read the numbers off the back, that’s a sure sign it’s a scam.
Also right now scammers are asking you to transfer money through Zelle, which is a banking app. Anytime you get a call or email from someone you don’t know…
