Beware of fake Amazon emails - Did you also receive such an email?

2020-05-15T06:02:02.149Z

The police are currently warning of phishing emails that allegedly come from the mail order company Amazon. Consumer advocates also warn of fraud messages in other cases.

In the corona crisis, many people order online from home.

Cyber criminals take advantage of this, for example with phishing emails that are allegedly from the mail order company Amazon.

The consumer advice center also warns of other fraud messages on behalf of companies or banks.

Beware of fake Amazon emails - police warn against pishing emails

Many people order online from home because of the corona crisis . Cybercriminals take advantage of this: There have been incidents with so-called phishing emails , which are said to come from the mail-order company Amazon * , as reported by the German Press Agency. These emails make the scammers look like Amazon.

In the mail, false claims were made that, for example, the payment for Prime membership had been rejected. The police in Lower Saxony warns: This could lead the mail recipient to rash actions.

Because at first glance, the emails can look deceptively real : "Important - we have checked your Amazon mailbox and have problems with your account. Please confirm your account immediately" - the subject of currently circulating phishing emails can be something like this be called.

Even those who follow the link land on a real-looking page, where the access and payment data are tapped, the dpa report continues. However, a look at the Internet address at the top of the browser shows that it is not Amazon . Attention: This may not be so easy to see on the smaller tablet or smartphone.

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Beware of phishing emails - so those affected should react immediately

The police in Lower Saxony advise: Anyone who fell for such an email should contact Amazon customer service immediately . The contact can usually be found on the Amazon website at the bottom right and in the app in the customer service option. The credentials need to be changed, and those who have not yet set up two-factor authentication should do so now, the council says.

In the next step, the bank should be informed, whose payment details have been entered on the phishing page. The card should also be blocked. Those affected can also file a complaint with the local police station or with the online guard in the state .

Watch out: If you fall for it, you will usually still receive personalized spam mails, the report also says. Therefore, special caution should be exercised if, for example, an unsuccessful purchase on Amazon is claimed. The advice is not to click on the links, but to check everything by going to the website or via the app.

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Consumer advice center warned of fraud messages on behalf of PayPal

The consumer advice center regularly warns of phishing e-mails * : Criminals use fraudulent messages on behalf of companies or banks * to try to obtain personal data from users. For example, fraudsters recently sent messages on behalf of PayPal , as the consumer center said. For example, in the message from the consumer center on May 7, it says: "Towards the end of the week we received numerous phishing attempts aimed at the online payment service PayPal. In all variants that were forwarded to us, the fraudsters try their personal To this end, the authors of the emails pretend that their customer data has been checked and updated in the form of data entry. The reasons for the supposedly necessary data entry vary from mail to mail. "

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Consumer advice center warns: move phishing emails to spam folder

In this context, the consumer advice center warned: "Emails that ask to disclose confidential personal information are usually fraudulent. If you receive one of the described phishing attempts, ignore the claims and move the mail to yours instead Spam folder. "And further:" If you are still unsure about the receipt of such an email, open a new browser window and log in to the real PayPal website. If there is actually a problem with your account, you would be there see."

Sources: dpa, Konsumentzentrale.de

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