Amazon Cyber Security Tips
According to Amazon, here are some important tips to identify scams and keep your account and information safe:
- Trust Amazon-owned channels.
Always go through the Amazon mobile app or website when seeking customer service, tech support, or when looking to make changes to your account. - Be wary of false urgency.
Scammers may try to create a sense of urgency to persuade you to do what they’re asking. Be wary any time that someone/some company tries to convince you that you must act now or immediately. - Never pay over the phone.
Amazon will never ask you to provide payment information, including gift cards (or “verification cards,” as some scammers call them) for products or services over the phone. - Verify links first.
Legitimate Amazon websites contain “amazon.com” or “amazon.com/support.” Go directly to our website when seeking help with Amazon devices/services, orders or to make changes to your account.
With 80% of cyberattacks now leveraging stolen or compromised credentials, and Amazon.com being the #1 most popular website in the ecommerce & shopping…it’s safe to say that the Amazon rainforest is not the only Amazon “location” that has dangerous things lurking.
Most of us are not booking an expedition to the rainforest anytime soon, but many of us are booking various other things/sales/purchase online at amazon.com.
Be careful! Be wary! And be smart.
Regardless of what Amazon you’re planning on visiting next, exercise caution and be always very aware of your surroundings.
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