The scam involves a text message alleging Amazon is recalling an item due to "quality and safety" issues.

According to the 2025 Cyber Readiness Report, published in October, text message scam attempts have increased by a staggering ...

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re one of the over 310 million people in the world who use Amazon — after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you get a text claiming an Amazon product you purchased is recalled, take heed − it may be a scam. Text messages that claim a ...

It can be concerning when a product you just purchased gets a recall. Is it safe to use? Is it going to break? Unfortunately, scammers have used this fear to trick unsuspecting victims by sending a ...

“If you recently got this text message,” wrote the Guardio team on X, “it’s a sneaky phishing scam designed to hijack your Amazon account.” The link “leads to a high-quality fake Amazon site that ...

Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers, cybersecurity experts say. "'Your Amazon order has been recalled.' If you recently got this text message, it’s a ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Since just about everyone shops on Amazon, receiving a text message about your recent order might catch your attention.

The text claims a recent Amazon order was recalled and links to a very real-looking (but fake) sign-in page. Recall messages create panic so you’ll click fast. Legitimate recalls show up inside your ...

The latest password attacks targeting Amazon customers are now soaring. And while the retail giant has confirmed to me that 320 million users have upgraded the security on their accounts to better ...