Amazon is getting ready for Prime Day, and you can bet scammers are, too. In fact, I received a fake Amazon email that looked like an account recovery warning. It claimed there was unusual activity on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. London, UK - July 31, 2018: The buttons of the online shopping app Amazon, surrounded by Airbnb, ebay, News and other apps on the ...

Just when you thought you knew how to avoid online scams, fraudsters have gotten trickier—and more convincing. Many of them have started to send emails impersonating popular retailers. The most common ...

Update, July 19, 2025: This story, originally published on July 17, has been updated with additional information from Amazon regarding account attack trends following a warning emailed to 220 million ...

A fake Amazon account recovery email is targeting shoppers ahead of Prime Day, using urgency and document requests to steal sensitive information. Amazon is getting ready for Prime Day, and you can ...