According to the FTC, recipients receive an "unexpected text that looks like it’s from Amazon," asking them to visit a link to claim a refund.

You order something on Amazon, but then get a text saying there's a problem. You click on the link for a refund - only to ...

Scammers love impersonating Amazon. According to a new warning from the Federal Trade Commission, bad actors are at it again with a new phishing scheme that offers fake refunds on recalled purchases.

Scammers love pretending to be Amazon, and now they're doing it again. *** new scam has prompted *** warning from the Federal Trade Commission. Here's how it works. You get *** text that looks ...

Amazon has issued a pretty significant and important warning to all of its 200 million Prime customers about a scam that looks to trick Prime users into giving up their passwords and payment ...

Scammers love pretending to be Amazon, and now they're doing it again. *** new scam has prompted *** warning from the Federal Trade Commission. Here's how it works. You get *** text that looks ...

The world of e-commerce is fraught with bad guys trying to pull fast ones. Here’s how to spot them before they rip you off.

The FTC also encourages the public to report scams to the agency at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Additionally, Amazon has information on its website about how to identify a fake text message.

How the Amazon refund text scam works As the FTC notice describes, the current scam starts with a text sent to potential targets impersonating Amazon. The message states that through a "routine ...