5 Of The Latest Scams Targeting Montana Amazon Shoppers

Here Are The Five Latest Scams Affecting Montanans

Good or bad, Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, earning over 400 billion dollars in online sales last year.

With so many people shopping on the platform, it means that there is plenty of data and banking information out there for scammers to get their hands on.

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Amazon Scammers Look Forward To Busy Shopping Dates

While Amazon receives countless orders every day, there are dates that scammers circle on their calendars.

Prime Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday are all days where an increase in purchases means more chances to scam the residents of Montana.

Scammers are looking for anything allowing them access to your money—passwords, credit card numbers—and the way they do it is very tricky and underhanded.

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How Amazon Scammers Try To Get Your Information

The FTC has said that scammers set up a fake business purporting to be a legit business, such as Amazon.

In fact, they revealed that Amazon was the second most impersonated business in 2023, just behind Best Buy/Geek Squad.

34,000 people last year were targeted by scammers impersonating Amazon, and they scammed 19 million dollars from those victims.

As more and more brick-and-mortar businesses close, online shopping will only continue to grow, which means more opportunities for scammers. That's why you should be aware of these 5 Amazon scams targeting Montanans right now.