Amazon shoppers warned as thousands hit by the same bank account scam in one week

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Amazon shoppers have been warned after more than 2,000 people were hit with a scam attempting to steal bank account details in one week.

The reports were made to Action Fraud in one week about the fake emails pretending to be from Amazon, the Liverpool ECHO says. READ MORE: Tesco flooded with praise over 'never before seen' detail on Valentine's Day Cards The warning said: "Action Fraud has received over 2,000 reports in one week about fake emails purporting to be from Amazon. "The emails claim the recipient's Amazon account has been "locked" and that they need to complete an "identity verification" process in order to unlock it. "The links in the emails lead to genuine-looking phishing websites that are designed to steal Amazon login credentials, as well as personal and financial information. "Your bank, or any other official organisation, won't ask you to share personal information over email or text. "If you need to check that it's a geniune message, contact them directly.

Spotted a suspicious email? Forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) - report@phishing.gov.uk." How do I know if an e-mail is from Amazon? Amazon has issued the following advice to customers on their website to help protect them against email scams: Spoof or phishing emails are fraudulent emails attempting to get your personal information.

They are generally made to look like they are coming from Amazon. If you receive an e-mail claiming to be from Amazon, and you suspect it is a spoof or phishing e-mail, here are some things you can look out for: Amazon advises its customers to check the real sender address and domain by clicking the ender name in the field "from".