Amazon scam: How to protect yourself from scammers impersonating online retail giant

ABC7's Jason Knowles has what you need to know before you get fooled into handing over money, or clicking a link.

If you get scam calls claiming to be about online shopping purchases, log into your Amazon account to check your purchase history.The company said if you receive a message about a purchase, do not respond to the message or click on any link in the message. Log into your Amazon account or use the Amazon mobile app to confirm that it is really in your purchase history before taking any action.

Also, use the app and website to pay. No one from Amazon will ever call you and ask for a payment over the phone. In addition, no one from Amazon will ever call you asking you to pay for merchandise with a gift card. Check what others are saying. See if anyone else has reported a similar situation. In the U.S., Amazon has partnered with the Better Business Bureau to provide consumers a searchable

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