Stephens says the only way to stop the messages is to block the number. We asked the Better Business Bureau about that too. The viewer who alerted us says she was never charged for the fake Amazon orders but wanted to know how to stop from receiving the text messages. That will give the scammers access to your phone so they can install some type of malware to get your personal information or banking information. He says sometimes these kinds of scams involve a link that is attached to the text message, so beware of that too and do not open the link. He says the scammers are after your credit card number and you should not call the number listed in the text because the scammers can be very convincing and are good at tricking people into answering questions that can give the bad guys personal information. He says this is definitely a scam that started circulating about a year ago. The I-TEAM called Tom Stephens, president of the Better Business Bureau of Northeast Florida. Only this time, it said: “Alert! Your card has been charged with $763.00 on AMZ for order id #MFHG38Z Dyson Tower TP03 Air Purifier.” And then another number is given to call if the order is wrong. The next day, the same woman received a similar text message from what looks like Amazon. The first message the viewer received reads: “Shipped: Your card charged $552.67 for SONY Alpha SLT-A55 DSLR Camera.” It then lists what appears to be an order number from Amazon and it gives a phone number to call to cancel the order and get a refund. The I-TEAM did some digging and discovered they’re part of a scam circulating right now in the area. – There’s a scam alert warning from the News4JAX I-TEAM.Ī viewer contacted the I-TEAM for help after receiving two text messages that appear to come from Amazon.
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