How Scammers Exploit Amazon Prime Day

Prime Targets: How Scammers Exploit Amazon Prime Day

As Amazon prepares for its multi-day Prime Day event (July 8–11), cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm. Scammers are already engineering new phishing campaigns, impersonating Amazon customer support to trick consumers into revealing sensitive account details.

Last year, Amazon reported an 80% spike in impersonation scams during Prime Day. This year’s threat landscape is expected to be worse.

🕵️‍♂️ The Favorite Tactics:

• Fake phone calls about “suspicious” purchases (e.g., iPhones)

• Phishing texts or emails claiming there’s a payment issue

• Fake Amazon lookalike sites requesting logins

• Urgent warnings designed to spark panic

🎯 Why it works: During big sales, shoppers are more distracted. Deals drop, but so does user vigilance. That’s when social engineering thrives.

💡 Amazon’s own advice includes:

• Never share your login info with third-party tools or people

• Never place orders or give payment info over the phone or email

• Only trust the official Amazon app or website

• Turn on Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

• Don’t fall for gift card payment requests — Amazon will never ask for this

🔐 Extra precautions:

• Keep your OS and Amazon app updated

• Use a unique password, not shared with other sites

• Avoid clicking links — go directly to Amazon.com to check account issues

💥 Prime Day is open season for cybercriminals. You’re not just shopping for deals — you’re also being shopped as a target.

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