There’s just two weeks to go before Black Friday, and in the run up, several Amazon scams have been circulating.
The latest scam is making the rounds on WhatsApp, and claims to offer unknowing users huge discounts on Amazon.
It claims to provide up to 99% off of products, and invites users to ‘Shop Now’ by clicking on an accompanying link.
If you click the link (we would strongly advise against this), you’ll be directed to a fake Amazon page, which shows deals for ridiculously low prices.
But if you select one of these products, you’ll be prompted to enter personal information, including name, address and email address.
And when you proceed to place the order, a pop-up will instruct you to forward the message on to 10 friends, ensuring the scam spreads.
One user tweeted Amazon about the scam, and the site said it is working on shutting it down.
Amazon said: “Thanks for flagging this issue. I’ve already shared this with the concerned team internally. Please don’t share your order/account/personal details in such websites.”
How to tell that it’s a scam
There are several things about the WhatsApp message that indicate that it’s a scam.
Firstly, it contains several grammatical and spelling errors, including ‘upto’, and odd capitalised letters.
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It also features the slogan ‘Big Billion Day’, which is the Flipkart equivalent of Black Friday, and not a term used by Amazon.
You can also tell the link itself is not an Amazon link, and instead leads to rebrand.ly site.
Make sure you’re wary of any suspicious messages, and flag anything you’re worried about to WhatsApp here.
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