Metro Detroit woman scammed by thieves targeting Amazon customers shares her story

DETROIT – Excessive tech thieves are concentrating on Amazon prospects and cashing in.

A Metro Detroit lady misplaced almost $5,000 and now she’s sharing her story so different folks don’t fall for the rip-off.

The rip-off seems to be rising extra fashionable. All of it begins with a cellphone name or a textual content message from a quantity you don’t acknowledge.

She was pulled into an elaborate rip-off when she received a cellphone name from a restricted quantity that claimed to be Amazon. It advised her that her card was being charged $990 and that her account had been compromised. She was advised that her id was stolen and that she would want to ship cash to determine a brand new social safety quantity.

Should you get a cellphone name or an electronic mail and also you don’t acknowledge the quantity or the e-mail handle don’t reply. Amazon will attain out immediately if there’s a downside and they’ll very hardly ever name. In case you have a problem along with your account attain out to Amazon immediately.

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