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10/06/2026

The Price of a Deal: How Scammers are Hijacking Amazon Prime Day

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In the weeks leading up to major shopping events, Amazon impersonation campaigns reach an annual peak. Scammers capitalize on high transaction volumes, artificial urgency and deal-fever to deceive buyers by using fake order confirmations, delivery failures, account suspension warnings and fraudulent reward offers.mf

Their end goal? Account takeover, credit card harvesting and malware deployment. Recognizing these deceptive traps before clicking "Confirm" is the difference between snagging a bargain and handing over your credentials.

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