How-To avoid phishing scam in stores like Amazon.com

Just when I thought I am smart enough to find out what is real and what is not when buying online, that I almost got scammed of almost $500.

I saw this electric bike that I really wanted and it says on amazon.com that it is used slightly and priced $499. The seller stated that before placing an order make sure to contact him first and I did. I gave my name, address and phone number thinking I am communicating wit a real seller BUT alas! I wasn't.

When I got the email asking that I pay using amazon gift cards, I checked my amazon account and looked on my "ORDER" page only to find out there is "NONE" so I contacted Amazon and gave them the order number the "seller" provided me only to find out it is a FAKE seller.

Lesson learned! Please be very careful when buying online. When it looks too good to be true - even if its from a reputable site - dont fall for it!

Always make sure you CALL the company number that is listed online NOT the one that came on the email that you got to make sure it is REAL and not a scam. Dont provide any payment information until you PROVE that they are real.

below is the thing that is listed on amazon's site to avoid getting scammed:

Suspicious e-mails not from Amazon.com often contain:

• An order confirmation for an item you didn't purchase or an attachment to an order confirmation
  Note: Go to Your Orders to see if there is an order that matches the details in the e-mail. If it doesn't match an order in Your Account, the message isn't from Amazon.
• Requests for your Amazon.com username and/or password, or other personal information
• Requests to update payment information
  Note: Go to Your Account and click Manage Payment Options in the Payments section. If you aren't prompted to update your payment method on that screen, the message isn't from Amazon.
• Links to websites that look like Amazon.com, but aren't Amazon
• Attachments or prompts to install software on your computer
• Typos or grammatical errors
• Forged e-mail addresses to make it look like the e-mail is coming from Amazon.com
  Note: If the "from" line of the e-mail contains an Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than @amazon.com, then it's a fraudulent e-mail.

I hope this helps you as well as much as it did mine!

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