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Snake Plissken

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31. I had the same thing happen to me about 10 years ago

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 06:51 PM

Mar 2020

I won't go into the details since it was a pretty elaborate scam they were running, using properties of recently deceased people to have the items shipped to and local college students willing to make make a few dollars to pick them up, slap a prepaid shipping label on them and drop them off at UPS or FedEx.

The bottom line is I was using the same password for my Amazon account as I was for several other accounts and one of those merchants had their system hacked without notifying me, all the hackers had to do was go through the list of stolen email addresses and password at various other online retailers such as Amazon and eBay until they came across accounts that they were able to log in to and order as much as they could before the cards on file were declined.

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Amazon scam alert! [View all] MontanaMama Mar 2020 OP

Do you know where the breach occurred? rainin Mar 2020 #1

I'd like to know where the breach was too. Mike 03 Mar 2020 #3

It appears it was at Amazon. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #7

Thank you again for all of this information. Mike 03 Mar 2020 #11

How does one click increase your vulnerability? nt LAS14 Mar 2020 #58

I guess I don't know the technical answer to that. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #59

The hack was at Amazon. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #4

Thank you for posting this. Mike 03 Mar 2020 #2

I had a strange Amazon phenomenon Shanti Mama Mar 2020 #5

At least that's a good type of scam for you. LisaL Mar 2020 #8

Quite a hassle to get rid of Shanti Mama Mar 2020 #34

If you're in a larger town they might have also been using your address to create fake coti Mar 2020 #9

I don't understand. Shanti Mama Mar 2020 #33

That's nuts!!! MontanaMama Mar 2020 #13

I hope so too. Shanti Mama Mar 2020 #35

So the criminals bought stuff to be shipped to your actual address, they did not add Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #6

Time will tell if the fraudsters just charge my card and don't ship anything. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #10

Then they are the sellers too, makes perfect sense...whether it ships or not... Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #24

I had this happen to me while I was visiting my parents, not Amazon, but I used their phone yaesu Mar 2020 #32

Holy hell! MontanaMama Mar 2020 #37

Yep, even some police scanners sold by radio shack could be easily converted to pick up cell phone yaesu Mar 2020 #52

My guess- and it's only a guess- is they're selling cheap stuff at high prices, and then ordering it NBachers Mar 2020 #22

Thanks for your alert. Are you saying the items were being shipped to you? KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #12

I think the items may not ever actually ship. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #14

OK, I get the scam now. Didn't know about highly inflated prices. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #16

Just went into my account... MontanaMama Mar 2020 #20

Have you tried tracking through Packagetrackr or China Post? KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #21

Can you advise how to turn off 1-click? volstork Mar 2020 #15

That was the one thing I needed the Amazon rep to help me do. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #17

Thank you. I've just made sure the 1-click is turned off for my account. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #45

That's what I tried, volstork Mar 2020 #63

I tried too :( renate Mar 2020 #70

Will check it out! volstork Mar 2020 #71

What I'm seeing.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #19

Thanks for the info! fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 #18

Sounds to me like a tax write-off scheme /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #23

Could be. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #25

Scam Nululu Mar 2020 #49

I cancelled all of the items via the seller's page MontanaMama Mar 2020 #53

Do you have the amazon phone # you called? pangaia Mar 2020 #26

I went to their chat page: MontanaMama Mar 2020 #39

Thank you! jmbar2 Mar 2020 #27

what were the items? Demonaut Mar 2020 #28

All the items were varying forms of MontanaMama Mar 2020 #41

Thanks, since I rarely use my account I just went in & removed my CC from my account. nt yaesu Mar 2020 #29

what did "you" order? Kali Mar 2020 #30

A bunch of cheesy makeup/cosmetic/nail polish MontanaMama Mar 2020 #43

top shelf thrift store items! Kali Mar 2020 #47

I would hope so. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #48

I had the same thing happen to me about 10 years ago Snake Plissken Mar 2020 #31

I got those from Amazon.uk two years ago Warpy Mar 2020 #36

Just curious do you use a vpn software sonofabitchinbob Mar 2020 #38

Unregulated capitalism at its finest. warmfeet Mar 2020 #40

Thanks for the post. snort Mar 2020 #42

That's what I think too. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #44

File a police report Nululu Mar 2020 #46

It's a good idea but MontanaMama Mar 2020 #50

Sorry to hear Nululu Mar 2020 #51

Yes they will. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #55

amazon... agingdem Mar 2020 #54

Jeebers, that is horrifying. This all new to me. I was surprised to see how many cars ... marble falls Mar 2020 #56

lastpass ... fantastic .... recommend the_sly_pig Mar 2020 #57

I had something similar happen a little over a year ago. thenelm1 Mar 2020 #60

Amazon just banned 100's of 3-rd party stores for price gouging. Behind the Aegis Mar 2020 #61

Thank you for letting us know. cry baby Mar 2020 #62

Good. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #65

Thank you, MM, for the heads up! Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #64

What?!? MontanaMama Mar 2020 #66

Thanks. I think they'll come through; Discover is usually pretty good. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #68

This Seems Strange RobinA Mar 2020 #67

I didn't get a verification request. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #69

Put alerts on all credit cards PuppyBismark Mar 2020 #72

Thanks for the heads up! hangaleft Mar 2020 #73

OMG! MontanaMama Mar 2020 #74