You may think you know the signs of a scammer but then they think of a new way to try and trick you. A warning about a common call that may tempt you to “press one.”
With special Amazon sale days going on now and the upcoming holiday shopping season you may be shopping more, so a phone call about an order may not be that much of a surprise. One of our co-workers says he’s gotten a message several times about an order he didn’t place and wondered if others are falling for it.“This call is to authorize the payment of $1,499 for the recent order of Apple Macbook Pro on your Amazon account.
If scammers get into your computer they can do things like track your keystrokes to get passwords to important accounts - and even place fake orders of merchandise delivered to them.
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