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Receiving a package you didn't order may seem like a nice problem to have but it could be you're caught up in a new scam. Here's all you need to know.
In this new type of scam, sellers on Amazon or other shopping platforms will inflate their ratings by shipping products to an unsuspecting victim and posting a fake review in the victim’s name ...
Think an email from Amazon looks phony? One of the most foolproof ways to spot an email scam is to look for red flags such as suspicious language or grammatical and spelling errors. According to ...
Brushing (e-commerce) In e-commerce, brushing, also called "review brushing", [1] is a deceitful technique sometimes used in e-commerce to boost a seller's ratings by creating fake orders, [2][3][4][5] which are either shipped to an accomplice or to an unsuspecting member of the public. Most e-commerce sites rate sellers by multiple criteria ...
Package redirection scam. A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide ...
Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.
While online shopping is convenient, it unfortunately also comes with risks. One such risk is becoming the victim of a "triangle scam," also know as triangulation fraud. Beware: 5 Oil Change Scams...
Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance. Internet fraud is not considered a single, distinctive crime but covers a range of illegal and illicit ...