Amazon scams: How to spot fake order confirmations

Criminals are trying to steal the personal information of Amazon customers with fake order confirmations. Here’s how you can see through the scam.

- MICHAEL SÖLDNER

Amazon delivers billions of packages every year, and criminals are taking advantage of it. With phishing emails, text messages, or phone calls, the fraudsters claim that supposedly unauthorized orders are on the way to your house. That creates fear and a feeling of stress in recipients, potentially tricking you into divulging your bank account information or Amazon login details through a fake landing page, or installing malicious software when you land on it. The attackers then exploit that mistake for further scams.

Nevertheless, people who react calmly and prudently can quickly unmask the tricksters. Here's how to spot a fake Amazon order confirmation scam.