Fraudsters are sending out fake Amazon order emails and tricking online shoppers into calling a telephone number manned by them to steal the shoppers’ credit card details and other sensitive information.
The fake Amazon order emails
Armorblox has recently spotted two distinct email campaigns impersonating Amazon. Both are telling the targets about a bogus order they have supposedly placed with the shopping giant and both are directing recipients towards a phone number that does not belong to the company.
Both emails look contain Amazon branding and follow a structure similar to real order confirmation emails from Amazon but, if one knows where to look, there are many indications that the emails are fraudulent.
For example, the emails are sent from a Gmail address or one that looks like it “might” belong ..
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