People with an Amazon account have been issued a warning about a scam text message designed to steal personal details. Consumer right group Which? has said anyone with an account on the shopping marketplace should be aware of the scam.
Customers are being sent text messages which appear to be from Amazon. The texts, which ask you to follow a link to secure your account following what has been an "attempted log in", are fake and should be ignored, the Liverpool Echo reports.
According to Which?, one of the texts reads: "Amazon: We detected a login into your account from a new device on 27/09/2022 at 15:10:08 UTC. If this wasn’t you, you can terminate that session via: [https://checkup-amazon.com]."
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Another text can say: "From Amazon - A new login has been attempted from IP address: 82.966.81.27 (Ipswich).If this was NOT you, secure your account immediately. [amazon-logins.com]."
Which? said that when experts entered their details, they were taken to another "convincing" fraudulent webpage asking for a name, date of birth, mobile number, home address and email address. Entering this information means that scammers can steal your personal data.
An Amazon spokesperson told Which?: "These messages were not sent by Amazon. Scammers that attempt to impersonate Amazon put our customers and our brand at risk. Although these scams take place outside our store, we will continue to invest in protecting customers and educating the public on scam avoidance.
"We encourage customers to report suspected scams to us so that we can protect their accounts and refer bad actors to law enforcement to help keep consumers safe. Please visit our help pages to find additional information on how to identify scams and report them."
One telltale sign with these texts are the website URLs used as the genuine Amazon URLs are "Amazon.co.uk" and "Amazon.com'" Which? has reported the fake URLs to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Amazon added that scam texts will often claim there is a problem with your account, but the retailer will never ask for your password or personal information by text message or ask customers to make a payment outside of its website.
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