A scam reportedly involving Amazon was detected
Amazon scam alert: fake purchase calls you must ignore!
Summary — +18882804331
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Earlier this week, a familiar pattern emerged: the number +1‑888‑280‑4331 is being spoofed to sound like Amazon customer service and to warn about a supposed $700‑plus purchase. Callers claim an order for an iPhone or a large charge and demand a verification code or a link to click. Amazon never initiates such requests by phone, never asks for passwords, and will not ask you to install software. If you receive a call like this, hang up immediately, verify the account status through the official Amazon app or website, and consider reporting the number to the FCC or your carrier. Blocking the number and enabling call‑screening can also reduce future nuisance.
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Recent Reports for (888) 280-4331
Nobody speaks for more than 30 secounds on this call
This number is beeing Spoofed, it's NOT AMAZON, dont even bother to answer
A red flag is raised when considering the voicemail's instruction to press 1 for customer service. To verify authenticity, it's best to contact Amazon directly through their website if concerns arise.
Users should be cautios
The recording contained profanity
The caller attempted to obtain my credit card information, which suggests a scam
This number is assosiated with Amazon
This number uses Amazon as a guise, claiming that I have charges on my account.
This appeard to be a fraudulently activity
A computer voise calles me saying ther was a suspisious activity on my Amazon account and that someone ordered an iPhone
The call was from Amazons
They was sayin it was Amazon but it was a scam to robo call
Calls from this number often feature individuals with distinct Asian accents.
Online reviews reveal numerous complaints about this number being a scam
Following a suspicious call claiming Amazon account fraud, I was abruptly disconnected after pressing 1.
Requested credit card information
This number is from Amazon appartently
Many people, including myself, are fed up with scammers from India, and have found a way to fight back by wasting their time with fake interest and false information, a tactic known as scambaiting.
A fraudulent call claimed a purchase had been made on my Amazon account for a new iPhone.
A suspicious call was received, supposedly from Amazon, requesting sensitive financial information in a threatening manner
This is a negative experience
I listend to a fake Amazon fraud alert recording, and when I presed 1, a guy with a heavy Indian accent and poor english, claimed to be from Amazons Fraud Department, I had to ask him to repeat nearly every sentance, AT one point he yelled at me, and about 20 minits later, another guy cut into our conversation and told him somthing in Hindi, and the scammer got angry and hung up
The sheer number of these calls is overwhelming
This number is associated with Amazon
The caller requested sensitive information regarding my Amazon account
A scam call was made, falsely claiming a purchase had been made on the recipient's Amazon account for a new iPhone.
On tuesday, august 4, 2020, at 1:12 P.M. Eastern Time, our landline phone recived a call from (888) 280-4331, and an automated voice stated 'This is a phone call from Amazon. There is suspicious activity with your account', my mom hung up shortly after.
Identified as an Amazon scam attempt.