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  2. This Is What an Amazon Email Scam Looks Like - AOL

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    The scam could also be hoping to gain access to your Amazon account or financial information by tricking you into entering your log-in credentials, credit card number, or other personal data like ...

  3. The Amazon 'brushing' scam and how it could affect you - AOL

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    Receiving a package you didn't order may seem like a nice problem to have but it could be you're caught up in a new scam. Here's all you need to know. The Amazon 'brushing' scam and how it could ...

  4. Amazon Scams to Avoid at All Costs - AOL

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    The post Amazon Scams to Avoid at All Costs appeared first on Reader's Digest. Thwart scammers in their paths by not falling for any of these scams. The post Amazon Scams to Avoid at All Costs ...

  5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

  6. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...

  7. Brushing (e-commerce) - Wikipedia

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    A seller pays someone a small amount to place a fake order, or just uses another person's information to place an order themselves. [5] Because a shipment usually has to take place for an order to be considered valid by the e-commerce site, the seller will frequently ship an empty box or some cheap item.

  8. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    Scam letter posted within South Africa. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is a common confidence trick.The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum.

  9. Look carefully at the spelling of the author's name and the book's title: Fake books often misspell the author's name or provide a variation of the book's actual title. If you do fall for a fake ...