Any comments on this recent trick:

recorded phone voice urgently reporting 'suspicious activity on your Amazon account' for $1140 being temporarily suspended pending investigation....press 1 to talk with our staff to confirm details" or similar verbiage.

This is second time a similar call has come to my attention.

I got that one too. Every business in town has a help wanted sign in the door. Get a real job.

Not new. Bastards have been doing that one for some time, which means it's paying off for them.

Amazon doesn't have my phone number...does it have yours?

Anytime I get a VM, email etc. like that, I contact the company/financial/agency directly to inquire. That is the quickest way to confirm if you have a problem or not.

Some scams are blatant, and some are better at "impersonating".

I never answer unknown callers, do not call back an numbers from VM, and never click on links or reply to emails or SMS texts.


(I also dealt with this crap throughout my 27 years in IT as I informed everyone to contact me if they ever had questions, and if they didn't have questions, call me sooner...)
Glad I am done with all of it.

This stuff will never end, and no one in the aforementioned companies/financial/agencies really care that anyone is being contacted, as they don't have time and money to battle an unseen source. Like killing ants with an icepick.

Yes, about 4-5 times in the last week alone.

I know this is a scam and just hang up.
I don't know how they get a payoff of it.
Anyone?

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Like killing ants with an icepick.

nice visual

Thanks for responses.
I just called the Help # & was told same basics as above, they took the calling # and would report it to their fraud section.

Also he advise (of course) Amaz*n would never ask for specific account or card # or actual amount of $, only individual phone/mail address.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
I know this is a scam and just hang up.
I don't know how they get a payoff of it.
Anyone?

There are a lot of suckers out there, according to P. T. Barnum.

They have a hard time getting through to me since I get so many expiring car warranty and free Hilton vacation calls.
Now that I've entered geezer territory, Medicare open enrollment and drug plan folks are giving the total scammers a run for their money.

Curious as to why amazon couldn’t be spelled out in the title?

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Originally posted by smschulz:
I know this is a scam and just hang up.
I don't know how they get a payoff of it.
Anyone?

I would think they're looking for someone who doesn't know any better that answers when asked 'to confirm your account information'.
Once they have a valid account they can order things or look up your saved credit card information.

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:

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Originally posted by smschulz:
I know this is a scam and just hang up.
I don't know how they get a payoff of it.
Anyone?

I would think they're looking for someone who doesn't know any better that answers when asked 'to confirm your account information'.
Once they have a valid account they can order things or look up your saved credit card information.

I guess they would have to continue "phishing" for more info.
Simply pressing "1" isn't enough albeit I hang up before that point.

agree on non answering technique; in this case I've been anticipating an important call this AM from a number not on my contact list. This particular call slipped thru during that window of accessibility.

re "*" in title:
my goal was to not imply actual company behavior with suspicious contact not actually linked to the type of activity described.

Now back to the endless car warranty & insurance opportunities....

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About a week ago I got that call 15 to 20 times a day for three strait days. I never answered, so I guess they gave up on me.
Rod

AT&T text scams. These are pretty sneaky. Their URL has an altered letter. To view your bill and pay text.

Some of the clickbait emails I receive suspiciously coincide with legit online orders. I recently ordered an item that was being shipped by USPS. I received an email that looked like a legit USPS email telling me the package could not be delivered and to re-schedule using the provided link. I copied the provided tracking number and went directly to the USPS website and tried it. As expected, No information was available.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Curious as to why amazon couldn’t be spelled out in the title?

Like the C*r Warranty Authority, but Amaz*n actually has a web presence. Alex*’s looking for threads like these to report to the mothership.

It is an obvious phishing scam. Hang up immediately. Even better, don't answer unrecognized numbers.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
I know this is a scam and just hang up.
I don't know how they get a payoff of it.
Anyone?

One in 10,000 will fall for it and give them their Amazon account details.