4 Amazon Scams to Watch Out for This Prime Day in New Jersey

Amazon’s biggest Prime Day event ever is coming, but so are the scams. New Jersey shoppers will be bombarded with deals online. But, those horrible cyber criminals are also getting ready

Prime Big Deal Days is running July 8th, 2025 - July 11th, 2025. That's four days of huge deals, the most Amazon Prime Day has ever had.

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Unfortunately, when there are big deals, the scammers are looking forward to unexpected excited internet shoppers.

*One of the most common way scammers will take advantage of shoppers, they get information like passwords, credit card information, and bank account information.

Federal Trade Commission says Amazon was the second most impersonated brand in America. Last year that they received 34,000 Amazon scam reports.

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*"Physhing" Scams and Norton, a highly respected cyber security company, defines “phishing” as: "A cyberthreat in which scammers try to lure sensitive information or data from you by disguising themselves as a trustworthy source. They do this using a variety of communication methods, including email, Google Chat, text messages, phone calls and more."

New Jersians have be targets for several Amazon phishing scams and other Amazon scams. According to NordVPN, these are some of the most common scams associated with the Amazon brand that you should be aware of.

4 Nasty Scams Targeting New Jersey Amazon Shoppers During Prime Day

#1 - Fake Tech Support - When you receive an email saying your Amazon account has been suspended or flagged for some reason. DO Not click on A link you might receive in an email. Check your account and contact Amazon.

#2 - Fake Invoice Scams - Any email that you receive that might read "Your Order With Amazon" and you didn't order anything. You know you didn't buy anything, DO NOT click on any links. Just delete it. Or, if it tells you to CLICK on the order number, DO NOT click on it.

#3 - Fake Refund Spam - According to Norton, this scam involves an impersonator telling you that there is an issue with your order and that you’re eligible for a refund. They’ll keep the details super vague but lure you into submitting the information they need to issue the refund through a malicious link that asks you for personal information. Do not give out any personal information.

#4 - Off Platforms Scam - Norton explains that in this scam, the dishonest party creates fake product listings and sends you a message asking you to pay somewhere else like Venmo, PayPal or Zelle. They may also send you a link to their own payment portal, claiming it's safe. It’s NOT SAFE. They’re going to get your money and you won’t get your item.

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