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Scammers Are Trying to Rob Amazon Prime Users of $800

Don’t get caught with your guard down. Holiday season mixed with a pandemic is ripe for fraud. Amazon Prime wants everyone to be aware of a robocall scam. People are…

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Don't get caught with your guard down.

Holiday season mixed with a pandemic is ripe for fraud.

Amazon Prime wants everyone to be aware of a robocall scam. People are receiving a recorded call, supposedly from Amazon stating there is a pending charge of $799. The call then directs you to hit 1 or another key to continue. That's when you will be directed to a site that looks like Amazon and directed to put your personal information.

The Federal Trade Commission said consumers can report fraud whether they have lost money or not to ReportFraud.ftc.gov

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