Posted on 11/29/2025 7:43:45 PM PST by SeekAndFind
There’s no escaping the annual Black Friday sales, which seem to last longer every year. Equally, there’s no escaping that Amazon is the top dog in both the event itself and as a target for cybercriminals. With an estimated 310 million active users in 2025, Amazon has always been a prime quarry for scammers, hackers and other highly-targeted cybercrime activity. Now the online retail giant has issued a stark warning that every customer must take seriously as attackers strike. Here’s what you need to know and do.
These cybercriminals are targeting Amazon users by reaching out to try and get “access to sensitive information like personal or financial information, or Amazon account details," Amazon said in a November 24 email.
Of course, such attacks are not uncommon, nor are they new, but they do evolve, and warnings such as this from Amazon serve as a timely reminder to be particularly alert at this time of year.
The Amazon email warns of the following attacks:
* Fake delivery or account issue messages.
* Third-party adverts, including those on social media, offering amazing deals.
* Messages sent through unofficial channels requesting account or payment information.
* Ditto, but via unfamiliar links.
* Unsolicited tech support phone calls.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
So, Elon Musk isn’t my Secret Santa? Bummer.
Drat. Now they tell me, right after I gave Rajiv my bank information. He sounded so legit...could barely speak English, but a really nice guy.
When in doubt
Doubt everything
While I do not receive a lot of crap/phishing/etc, I doubt everything, and do not click or respond.
If a message, email, whatever, purports to be from one of my banks, I access the bank directly. If the “issue” “situation” “offer” is not on the secure website, it is spam/phishing/etc.
Sometimes, they will use the bank logo, or FedEx/UPS*logo to try to appear real.
*FedEx/UPS - If FedEx merged with UPS, would it be FedUP?
This is very easily avoided. - never click email links or provide any info over the phone.
If you get a notice simply dial the 800 yourself or go to the official website.
Remember your new Tesla is not going too far. You can order extension cords at Amazon.Yougottaluvit.com 😜
ridiculous clickbait article and headline: no amazon hacking has occurred, and amazon customers are no more vulnerable before the warning than after: big institutions routinely send out these kind of “watch out for these tricks” emails ... i’ve gotten a few, but interestingly, i didn’t get this supposed amazon warning, so that makes me wonder if anybody did and whether the whole article is fabricated BS ...
Just a crappy clickbait article.
Why would you post this?
Agreed.
Nobody ever hacked my cash. Ditto for any trips I have made to the store. I have only ever bought an Amity Affliction hoodie online and kindly asked my lady to use her phone and Amazon account to do it. Guess on dough I may qualify as a Luddite. Oh well.
I got this last message on 11/25/25. There was a zip file attached at the bottom of the message. I blocked the sender, and forwarded the message to the email address shown above:
Email address: support.pfwekia975386998216944@hunterborntobe.com
Subject: [56M8IJ] - Important: Validate your card information now — to continue utilizing our services
To: noreply@amazon.com
Hi ,
Your billing date is November 23, 2025 Payment card invalid today
Please do the following: immediately
1. Access the attached ZIP now
2. PDF file attached for steps
Automatic retry with other accounts ASAP
Prime inactive until payment clears
Renew membership with file today
Blessings,
Prime Billing Help
Every time I buy something on Amazon, I get half a dozen scam emails next day.
“Every time I buy something on Amazon, I get half a dozen scam emails next day.”
it’s not amazon doing it ... there’s something nefarious watching your activity, could be something reading your email, watching your browser activity with a nefarious addon, etc. ... unfortunately, many bad possibilities, but it’s not amazon ... i buy tons of stuff from amazon and get nothing from amazon but confirmation of orders and charges, and delivery information ..
As far as I can remember, this has never happened to me nor my wife in 21 years of purchasing on Amazon.
“There was a zip file...”
One of the few obsolete tech items I’ve kept - my zip drive and a few discs. Just can’t bear to part with them.
I had an Iomega external Zip drive. At one time I was getting my film processed onto the discs. When I couldn’t use it with a new computer, my oldest son took it and the discs, hooked it up to one of his old computers and got the pictures off the discs for me.
Agreed that the problem there is not Amazon...
I’ve had other gripes, but not security gripes, with Amazon.
Not this year, but you can still register for next year! Just provide all your personal information to enroll!
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