4 Nasty Scams Targeting New Jersey Amazon Shoppers During Prime Big Deal Days

Decorations for Halloween and Christmas are both up at the big box stores with some deals. Before we know it, it will be December and we're getting ready for Holiday Deals.

October Prime Big Deal Days begins today and runs through tomorrow (October 9th, 2024 at 11:59 pm).

Several of the big box stores had deal days at the end of September and some big box stores are getting ready for the deals starting the same day (today) as Amazon's Prime Deal Days. Prices are slashed online and in stores for the next couple of days.

Prime Big Deal Days is like Amazon Prime Day, but is in October. If you passed up a great deal on a TV, tablet, or something you might have wanted, you might want to check the prices now on amazon.com. It could very well be that change of a great price before Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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

How Scammers Will Take Advantage of New Jersey shoppers on Prime Deal Days

*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.

*"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.